Sheriff: Expired Inspection Sticker Leads to Drug Bust in Mahopac

Putnam County Sheriff Donald B. Smith reports the arrest of a Westchester County man in Mahopac on a drug charge.

At 8:35 a.m. Feb. 22, Deputy Sheriff Jonathan Irwin was on patrol in his cruiser on U.S. Route 6 in Mahopac when he spotted a motorist driving a car on which an expired inspection certificate was displayed. The deputy stopped the car and identified the driver as Michael L. Power of 10 Adair Road in Cortlandt Manor.

During the traffic stop, the deputy alleges he discovered that the 35-year-old was in possession of a quantity of OxyContin, for which he did not possess a valid prescription.

The deputy arrested Power and charged him with Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Seventh Degree, a class A misdemeanor. He was also cited for the expired inspection infraction.

Power was processed at the Sheriff’s Office and then released on his own recognizance pending a future court date in the Town of Carmel Justice Court. If found guilty of the misdemeanor charge, the defendant could face up to a year in jail and a fine of up to $1,000.