Couple Faces Multiple Drug Charges In NY

CANAAN, NY — A Massachusetts man and Vermont woman face multiple drug-related charges after a traffic stop in Columbia County. State police from the Livingston barracks arrested Nicholas Dayal, 30, of Stockbridge, Massachusetts, and Chelsea Ryll, 31, of Ascutney, Vermont, for Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the 2nd degree, a class A felony, Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the 3rd degree, a class B felony, Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the 5th degree, class D felony, Criminal Possession of Marihuana in the 4th degree, and Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the 7th degree, both class A misdemeanors. Dayal was additionally arrested for Tampering with Physical Evidence, a class E felony, and Obstruction of Governmental Administration, a class A misdemeanor.

Police said that, around 8:50 p.m. Jan. 12, troopers stopped a 2012 Subaru Legacy on State Route 22 in the Town of Canaan for a violation of the vehicle and and traffic law.

During an interview, the driver, who was identified as Dayal, threw a bag of cocaine out of the vehicle, police said.

With the assistance of State Police K9 Graydon, about 2 grams of cocaine, 87.1 grams of marijuana, 1.3 grams of heroin, 104.4 grams of MDMA, 30.3 grams of Xanax, 40 grams of marijuana edibles, 0.8 grams of Vyvanse, 0.3 grams of Adderall, 26.5 grams of concentrted marijuana, 0.3 grams of amphetamine and dextroamphetamine, 13 grams of Etizolam and more than $2,400 in U.S. currency.

Dayal and Ryll were arraigned before the Town of Canaan Court and sent to the Columbia County Jail without bail.

They are scheduled to appear before the court Jan. 17.

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