Schenectady man charged after 40 lb of marijuana seized at Amsterdam dispensary
A 56-year-old Schenectady man was taken into custody when the Montgomery County Regional SWAT Team searched a Hempton Street residence in Amsterdam, New York, which police said was running as an illegal dispensary. Officers seized about 14 pounds of loose marijuana, 25 pounds of concentrate and 2 ounces of gummies, and he was arraigned on felony possession charges and remanded to county jail.
🇺🇸 6 Hempton Street, Amsterdam, Montgomery County, New York · New York, United States
Arrested
1
Charged
1
Cannabis
17.917 kg
Cash confiscated
USD 2,500
Agencies
Amsterdam Police Department, Montgomery County Regional SWAT Team +2
A 56-year-old Schenectady man was taken into custody during a search of a
residence at 6 Hempton Street in the City of Amsterdam, in New York’s Montgomery
County.[1]The Montgomery County Regional SWAT Team carried out the search
warrant, which a city court judge signed after an investigation into illegal
sales of untaxed marijuana products.[1]Police concluded the Hempton Street
address was operating as an illegal dispensary.[1]The man was found inside
the residence and taken into custody without incident.[1]
Officers seized about 14 pounds (6.35 kg) of loose marijuana, 25 pounds (11.34
kg) of marijuana concentrate and 2 ounces (57 g) of marijuana gummies.[1]They
also took $2,500 in US currency and packaging and distribution materials,
according to Amsterdam police.[1]
The man was processed at police headquarters and arraigned in Amsterdam City
Court on felony charges of criminal possession of marijuana.[1]He was
remanded to the Montgomery County Correctional Facility.[1]The Montgomery
County Sheriff’s Office and the Montgomery County district attorney, Christina
Pearson, assisted the Amsterdam Police Department, and police said more charges
were possible.[1]
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Booking photograph of the 56-year-old Schenectady man charged after the raid on a Hempton Street residence in Amsterdam. Photo: Amsterdam Police DepartmentPhoto details
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Arrested
1
Charged
1
Cannabis
17.917 kg
Cash confiscated
USD 2,500
Agencies
Amsterdam Police Department; Montgomery County Regional SWAT Team; Montgomery County Sheriff's Office; Office of the Montgomery County District Attorney
The weights of marijuana and concentrate are police approximations in pounds and ounces, converted here to kilograms (about 6.35 kg flower, 11.34 kg concentrate and 0.057 kg gummies); no laboratory-confirmed weights were published.
The article does not state what the marijuana concentrate comprised, so it is recorded as an unspecified cannabis product rather than hashish or oil.
The exact statutory charge was not specified beyond felony criminal possession of marijuana, and no indictment, plea or trial date was reported.
Only the WRGB account based on Amsterdam Police Department information could be opened; no police statement or second outlet report corroborated the details.
The $2,500 is cash seized from the residence, not an estimated street value of the drugs, so it is recorded as confiscated money.
The second image on the page is a screenshot with no caption tying it to this event, so it is not listed as media.
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