2 Putnam Teens Accused Of Selling Xanax Sent To Putnam Co. Jail

Two 18-year-olds were sent to Putnam County Jail on felony narcotics sale and possession charges. The Putnam County Sheriff's Office did not release their names.

The Sheriff's Department Narcotics Enforcement Unit started in September investigating reports that two 18-year-olds, one male and one female, were involved in the sale of prescription medications locally, Putnam County Sheriff Robert L. Langley Jr. said. A deputy was able to make contact with them and arrange for the purchase of Xanax pills on several occasions.

Members of the Sheriff’s road patrol took the man into custody near his Southeast residence Dec. 21 after a complaint of suspicious activity. While he was being booked into the Putnam County Correctional facility it was discovered that he was also in possession of 24 doses of LSD.

He was charged with two felony counts of Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance in the Fifth Degree and two felony counts of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Fifth Degree, one felony count of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Fourth Degree and one felony count of Promoting Prison Contraband in the First Degree.

He was arraigned before the Hon. Judge Gregory Folchetti of the Town of Southeast Justice Court and committed to the Putnam County Correctional Facility on lieu of $20,000 cash bail.

The woman, a Brewster resident, was taken into custody Jan. 11 by members of the NEU during a traffic stop on Old Route 6 in Southeast.

She was charged with two counts of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Fifth Degree and two counts of Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance in the Fifth Degree (all felonies).

She was arraigned before the Hon. Thomas Jacobellis of the Town of Carmel Justice Court and committed to the Putnam County Correctional facility in lieu of $2,500 cash bail.

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