Alleged Drug Dealer Busted In Eatery Parking Lot In Southeast

SOUTHEAST, NY — A New York City man is accused of selling heroin in Putnam County. Jassell Franco of New York City agreed to sell 150 bags of heroin to a Putnam sheriff's deputy acting undercover, Putnam County Sheriff Robert L. Langley Jr. reported.

In April, the deputy assigned to the Sheriff’s Department Narcotics Enforcement Unit developed information that Franco was involved in the sale of heroin within the county. Police allege the deputy was able to make contact with the subject and arrange for the purchase of 150 bags of heroin. On the night of April 6,
members of the NEU took the 24-year-old into custody during a drug transaction in the Applebee’s Parking lot on Independent Way in Southeast, officials said.

Franco, of 711 West 190 St., Manhattan, was charged with one Felony count of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the 3rd Degree and one Felony count of Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance in the 3rd Degree.

Franco was arraigned before the Honorable Judge Timothy Curtis of the Town of Kent Justice Court and committed to the Putnam County Correctional facility on $10,000 cash or $20,000 bond.

PHOTO: Jassell Franco / Putnam Sheriff's Office