Over 700 oxycodone narcotic pills discovered in traffic stop
January 17th, 2010 - 1:37 am ICT by BNO News ( Leave a comment )TARRYTOWN, NEW YORK (BNO NEWS) – Two residents from Bronx, NY are facing felony charges after being found in illegal possession Friday of over 700 oxycodone narcotic pills.
A New York State Trooper pulled over a 1997 BMW on I-95 northbound, in the City of New Rochelle. The vehicle was initially stopped by the Trooper for equipment violations.
The driver was identified as Chayan Caraballo Urbaez, 21. The vehicle was also occupied by a passenger, identified as Laurence Fermin-Rodriguez, 22.
Consequential to the traffic stop, over 700 oxycodone pills were discovered within the vehicle. Both men were arrested and charged with Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the 1st degree, and Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the 3rd degree with Intent to sell.
They were arraigned in the City of New Rochelle Court and remanded to the Westchester County Jail with no bail.
The street value of the drugs seized is over $62,000.
Oxycodone is a synthetic opioid derived from thebaine, developed as one of several attempts to improve on existing opiates and opioids such as morphine, heroine, and codine.
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