Port Jervis Man Charged With Selling Cocaine To Undercover Cop: DA
PORT JERVIS, NY — An Orange County man is facing a felony drug charge after an undercover sting. City of Port Jervis Police Chief William Worden, Orange County District Attorney David M.Hoovler and Orange County Sheriff Paul Arteta, announced that 20-year-old Enido Isaac Rumaldo, of Port Jervis, was arrested and charged with first degree criminal possession of a controlled substance after selling over 2.2 ounces of cocaine to an undercover police officer. Rumaldo was arrested by City of Port Jervis Police officers on Wednesday, around 3:10 p.m., on King St. in Port Jervis. Authorities say Rumaldo had just delivered the cocaine to an undercover police officer assigned to the Orange County Drug Task Force, in exchange for $4,000, which was found in a yard/driveway where police officers saw Rumaldo hide it. He was also charged with criminally using drug paraphernalia for having a scale and packaging materials commonly used to sell narcotics in the Cadilliac that he had been driving."We are committed to continuing our proactive multi-agency approach to identifying those individuals who are responsible for trafficking narcotics in the tri-state region and holding them legally accountable for their actions to keep our communities safe," Chief William Worden of the City of Port Jervis Police Department said.Rumaldo's arrest was the result of an investigation by the Port Jervis Police Department, which was aided by the Orange County Drug Task Force and the City of Middletown Police Department. During the investigation, undercover police officers purchased narcotics from Rumaldo in increasing amounts, culminating in the sale of the 2.2 ounces of cocaine sold on Wednesday."I commend the City of Port Jervis Police Department for devoting their resources, and working collaboratively with other agencies, such as the Orange County Drug Task Force, to stop the flow of illicit narcotics into our community," District Attorney David M. Hoovler said. "Many of us have witnessed first-hand the devastation that illicit drugs, and the illegal firearms that are inevitably linked to narcotics trafficking, have wrought on our children and communities. I am grateful for the bravery, hard work and dedication that all the police officers involved in the investigation have demonstrated. My office will continue to do all in our power to seek meaningful sentences on those who sell large amounts of narcotics and attempt to profit from others' addiction."Rumaldo was arrainged on Thursday, in the Centralized Arraignment Part, and was remanded to Orange County Jail without bail. He is next scheduled to appear in the City of Port Jervis City Court on October 21.Rumaldo faces a minimum of eight years to a maximum of 20 years in state prison if convicted of the crime of first degree criminal sale of a controlled substance."All police work is inherently dangerous and undercover police work is especially risky," Sheriff Paul Arteta said. "I am proud of the work of the deputy sheriffs assigned to the Orange County Drug Task Force who risk their lives every day to protect our communities from illegal narcotics and firearms. Police agencies work best when they work together and multi agencies' investigations such as this are crucial to stopping drug traffickers, particularly those who work across state lines. I thank and congratulate all the police officers from all the various jurisdictions that worked on this case. Those who live and work in our communities deserve to be safe from illegal drugs and guns."The City of Port Jervis Police Department was assisted in its investigation by the Orange CountyDrug Task Force, the City of Middletown Police Department, the Town of Wallkill PoliceDepartment, the Orange County District Attorney’s Office, the Pike County District Attorney’sOffice (Pennsylvania), the Orange County Sheriff’s Office, and the Hudson Valley Crime Analyst Center. In addition to the charges pending in Orange County, Rumaldo is also being investigated by thePike County District Attorney’s Office, in Pennsylvania."As our partnership with the Orange County District Attorney’s Office and Port Jervis Police Department grows stronger in the fight against drug traffickers in the Tri-State Area, it means bad news and prison time for the traffickers and good news for the community that the traffickers are off the street are not peddling their poison and ruining the neighborhoods of our community," Pike County District Attorney Raymond Tonkin said.The Orange County Drug Task Force is operated under the supervision of a Senior CriminalInvestigator from Orange County District Attorney’s Office and a Senior Investigator from theOrange County Sheriff’s Office. In addition to personnel from those agencies, the Drug TaskForce is composed of police officers from other Orange County police departments. Currentlythe Town of Montgomery Police Department, the Wallkill Police Department, and the Town ofWoodbury Police Department have committed to assigning police officers to work on the TaskForce. The Drug Task Force assists other agencies in conducting narcotics investigations,including undercover investigations, throughout the County.The article Port Jervis Man Charged With Selling Cocaine To Undercover Cop: DA appeared first on Mid Hudson Valley, NY Patch.
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