Drug Task Force K-9 Team Begins Training
The Dutchess County District Attorney’s Office Drug Task Force K-9 Team began a four week intensive
Narcotics Detection School today hosted by the Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office. The Drug Task Force Agent
and his K-9 Denver will be trained and certified to detect narcotics, including Fentanyl, Heroin, Cocaine, Crack
Cocaine, and Methamphetamine.
Upon their completion of the school, Agents from the District Attorney’s Office Drug Task Force, as well as
other law enforcement agencies, will have this K-9 Team as a resource to combat drug dealers bringing
dangerous drugs into our communities. Dutchess County is utilizing all available resources to prevent
senseless overdose deaths.
If anyone has information regarding this case or about any other individuals selling drugs in Dutchess County,
you are urged to contact the Drug Task Force confidential tip line at 845-463-6040 or by sending an email to
the following web address: DrugTaskForceTips@gmail.com As with any criminal case, the charges described
above are merely an accusation and those individuals named in this release are presumed innocent until
proven guilty in a court of law.
