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Gouverneur - Four residents of Canada are facing federal persecution in Vermont after allegedly being found with 46 pounds of hashish in their car at a roadblock here.
XXX, 35, Montreal; Lyle R., Neiman, 43, Pierrefonds, Quebec; XXX, 32, Aurora, Ontario, and Mark S. Shatzky, 27, Toronto, were arrested during an investigation that began at a U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint on Route 11 in the town of Gouverneur and ended in Burlington, Vt.
The investigation began early Sunday when XXX and Mr. Schatzky were found in possession of the hashish at the checkpoint. Its street value estimated at more than $200,000 by the St. Lawrence County Drug Task Force.
Following the discovery, acting District Attorney Gary W. Miles was notified and task force members from the St. Lawrence County Sheriff's Department and Potsdam village police, along with state police and agents of the federal Drug Enforcement Administration, were brought into the investigation.
"The feds took it. They took it because it was leading out of state," Mr. Miles said.
XXX and Mr. Shatzky were turned over to the DEA and taken to Vermont. The hashish was delivered to Mr. XXX and Mr. Neiman in Burlington. They were arrested late Monday, according to the task force. Further details about the drug delivery were unavailable.
All four men were charged with conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute hashish, a federal crime carrying a sentence of up to 20 years in prison upon conviction. They were to be arraigned in U.S. District Court in Vermont.
Because the investigation began in St. Lawrence County the county will share in any assets seized during the investigation, Mr. Miles said.
Source: Watertown Daily Times (NY)
Copyright: 2005 Watertown Daily Times
Contact: letters@wdt.net
Website: Watertown Daily Times | Local News, Sports, Features, and Community Information for Jefferson County, St. Lawrence County, and Lewis County in Northern New York.
XXX, 35, Montreal; Lyle R., Neiman, 43, Pierrefonds, Quebec; XXX, 32, Aurora, Ontario, and Mark S. Shatzky, 27, Toronto, were arrested during an investigation that began at a U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint on Route 11 in the town of Gouverneur and ended in Burlington, Vt.
The investigation began early Sunday when XXX and Mr. Schatzky were found in possession of the hashish at the checkpoint. Its street value estimated at more than $200,000 by the St. Lawrence County Drug Task Force.
Following the discovery, acting District Attorney Gary W. Miles was notified and task force members from the St. Lawrence County Sheriff's Department and Potsdam village police, along with state police and agents of the federal Drug Enforcement Administration, were brought into the investigation.
"The feds took it. They took it because it was leading out of state," Mr. Miles said.
XXX and Mr. Shatzky were turned over to the DEA and taken to Vermont. The hashish was delivered to Mr. XXX and Mr. Neiman in Burlington. They were arrested late Monday, according to the task force. Further details about the drug delivery were unavailable.
All four men were charged with conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute hashish, a federal crime carrying a sentence of up to 20 years in prison upon conviction. They were to be arraigned in U.S. District Court in Vermont.
Because the investigation began in St. Lawrence County the county will share in any assets seized during the investigation, Mr. Miles said.
Source: Watertown Daily Times (NY)
Copyright: 2005 Watertown Daily Times
Contact: letters@wdt.net
Website: Watertown Daily Times | Local News, Sports, Features, and Community Information for Jefferson County, St. Lawrence County, and Lewis County in Northern New York.
