NJ Man Accused Of Trafficking Heroin, Fentanyl in Ulster County

ULSTER COUNTY, NY— A New Jersey man was accused of supplying illegal narcotics to the Ulster County area. Members of the Ulster Regional Gang Enforcement Narcotics Team said Farrad H. Thompson, 30, of Paterson, New Jersey, was arrested following a long-term investigation into heroin and fentanyl trafficking from New Jersey to Ulster County.

A spokesperson said, during July, the narcotics team recovered more than 1,200 bags of heroin and fentanyl and several ounces of crack cocaine, following the execution of search warrants.

The investigation identified Thompson as a supplier of the recovered drugs.

Around 9:30 p.m. Saturday, the narcotics teams and Ulster County Sheriff's Office deputies and K-9 patrols conducted a traffic stop of a car in which Thompson was a passenger.

A search of the car yielded 400 bags of heroin laced with fentanyl, more than 20 grams of crack cocaine and more than $1,000 in cash.

Thompson was charged with six counts of third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and one count of third-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance, all felonies.

He was issued appearance tickets returnable to the town courts of Ulster and Lloyd on a later date.

The narcotics team was assisted in the investigation by the Town of Lloyd police and the Drug Enforcement Agency in Paterson, New Jersey.

The following agencies have members assigned to Ulster Regional Gang Enforcement Narcotics Team: Ulster County Sheriff's Office, Ulster County District Attorney's Office, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Investigations and the Shandaken, Plattekill and Ellenville police departments.

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