Press Release
ON FEBRUARY 15, 2018, AFTER AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OF THE DANGEROUS MIXTURE OF HEROIN AND FENTANYL FROM THE CITY OF ROCHESTER N.Y. TO ORLEANS COUNTY, THE ORLEANS COUNTY MAJOR FELONY CRIME TASK FORCE, ALONG WITH THE GREATER ROCHESTER AREA NARCOTICS ENFORCEMENT TEAM (G.R.A.N.E.T.), THE ROCHESTER POLICE DEPT. AND THE ALBION POLICE DEPT., EXECUTED TWO SEARCH WARRANTS IN THE CITY OF ROCHESTER, ONE AT 228 CURLEW ST. ROCHESTER N.Y. AND ANOTHER ON A VEHICLE AND IT’S DRIVER AT 884 EMERSON ST. ROCHESTER N.Y.
THIS INVESTIGATION IS A RESULT OF NUMEROUS UNDERCOVER BUYS AFTER RECEIVING INFORMATION FROM SEVERAL SOURCES INDICATING THE ABOVE LOCATION AS A CONTINUOUS SOURCE OF SUPPLY OF HEROIN/FENTANYL MIXTURE TO ORLEANS COUNTY.
THIS INVESTIGATION HAS INDENTIFIED AT LEAST 30 INDIVIDUALS RESIDING IN ORLEANS COUNTY THAT WERE BEING SUPPLIED THE HEROIN/FENTANYL MIXTURE FROM THIS SOURCE. THIS HEROIN/FENTANYL MIXTURE IS BELIEVED TO BE A REASON FOR THE RECENT SPIKE IN OVERDOSES IN ORLEANS COUNTY.
POLICE SEIZED NUMEROUS BUNDLES OF HEROIN/FENTANYL PACKAGED FOR SALE, OVER AN OUNCE OF HEROIN/FENTANYL THAT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING PACKAGED FOR SALE, A QUANTITY OF COCAINE PACKAGED FOR SALE, CASH, SCALES, PACKAGING MATERIAL AND OTHER DRUG PARAPHERNALIA.
POLICE ARRESTED:
JONATHAN AGOSTO, 31, OF 228 CURLEW ST., ROCHESTER N.Y.
HE IS CHARGED WITH:
10 COUNTS OF CRIMINAL SALE OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE IN THE THIRD DEGREE.(CLASS B FELONIES).
JONATHAN AGOSTO WAS ARRAIGNED IN THE TOWN OF ALBION JUSTICE COURT, BY THE HON. JOSEPH FULLER, HE WAS COMMITTED TO THE ORLEANS COUNTY JAIL ON $100,000.00 CASH BAIL OR $200,000.00 BOND. AGOSTO IS TO RETURN TO THE TOWN OF ALBION JUSTICE COURT ON FEBRUARY 21, 2018 AT 10:00 A.M.
AGOSTO IS ALSO FACING 15 MORE COUNTS OF CRIMINAL SALE OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE IN THIRD DEGREE IN ORLEANS COUNTY AND FACES FURTHER FELONY DRUG CHARGES IN MONROE COUNTY PENDING LAB RESULTS.
FURTHER ARRESTS ARE ALSO PENDING IN THIS INVESTIGATION.