GNET, NRU, and Dutchess County Drug Task Force make multiple arrests in Poughkeepsie

21 August 2020

NEW YORK STATE POLICE 
Major Michael J. Drake
Troop K Commander
 
PRESS RELEASE

Poughkeepsie, New York – On August 13, 2020, the New York State Police Violent Gang and Narcotics Enforcement Team (VGNET) in conjunction with the Dutchess County Drug Task Force, the City of Poughkeepsie Police Department Neighborhood Recovery Unit (NRU), the Town of Poughkeepsie Police Department, and the New York State Police Special Operations Response Team, executed search warrants on Fulton Avenue in the town of Poughkeepsie and Hooker Avenue in the city of Poughkeepsie resulting in the arrest of four individuals.

Derrick Holland, age 46, Curtis T. Holland, age 48, Megan Guzman, age 23, and Quamek DuBois, age 26, were all arrested for Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the 1st degree, a class A-I felony, and Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the 2nd degree, a class C felony.

Approximately 320 grams of cocaine, 401 grams of crack-cocaine, a loaded Taurus 740 .40 caliber handgun, a loaded Springfield Armory .40 caliber handgun, $16,800 in U.S. Currency, and various equipment used in the sale and packaging of narcotics were seized between the two locations.

Derrick Holland, Megan Guzman, and Quamek DuBois were arraigned virtually before the town of Lagrange Court, and remanded to the Dutchess County Jail without bail.

Calvin Holland was arraigned virtually before the city of Poughkeepsie Court, and remanded to the Dutchess County Jail in lieu of $50,000 cash bail or $100,000 secure bond.

Author: Harlem Valley News