Finger Lakes drug arrest: Canandaigua man faces charges
CANANDAIGUA — A Canandaigua man is facing felony drug charges after what the Ontario County Sheriff's Office called a lengthy investigation into the distribution of cocaine in the area.
Jeffrey R. Johnson, 42, of Canandaigua, was charged Feb. 24 with first-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a class A-I felony, and third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a class B felony, according to the Sheriff's Office.
Johnson was arraigned in Ontario County CAP Court on Feb. 25 and remains in the Ontario County Jail without bail pending further court action, investigators said Wednesday morning.
Johnson was arrested when officers stopped his vehicle as he exited the state Thruway at Exit 43 in Manchester. After his arrest, investigators said multiple search warrants were executed throughout the night on Feb 24 and into the following day.
Sheriffs' investigators, assisted by officers from multiple law enforcement agencies, said they seized: 1.5 kilograms of cocaine; 9,108 tabs of LSD; six pounds of marijuana, 6.7 pounds of mushrooms (with suspected psilocybin); 1.6 kilograms of ketamine; 27.9 ounces of MDMA; 92 Ecstasy pills; and $6,879 in cash. Weights are approximate, investigators said.
Ontario County Sheriff David Cirencione characterized Johnson's arrest as "significant."
'There is no doubt that the seizure of these drugs before they entered our neighborhoods and communities will prevent countless overdoses and likely save lives,' Cirencione said in a prepared statement on Wednesday.
The Ontario County Sheriff's Office was assisted in this investigation by members of the Wayne County Sheriff's Office, Seneca County Sheriff's Office, Canandaigua Police Department, Geneva Police Department, Ontario County Distirct Attorney's Office and U. S. Drug Enforcement Administration.
'My sincere thanks to the men and women of the Ontario County Sheriff's Office and our law enforcement partners who have worked diligently on the front lines over the past several months to bring this case to the resolution we have,' Cirencione stated.
The investigation remains active and additional arrests are possible.
Anyone wishing to report illegal drug activity may do so by calling 585-396-3784 (DRUG) or by selecting the 'Submit a Tip' tab on the Sheriff's Office's Mobile App, 'OntarioSheriffNY.'
Mike Murphy covers Canandaigua and other communities in Ontario County and writes the Eat, Drink and Be Murphy food and drink column. Follow him on X at @MPN_MikeMurphy.
This article originally appeared on Rochester Democrat and Chronicle: Finger Lakes drug arrest: Jeffrey Johnson faces charges
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