{"id":76569,"date":"2026-07-02T00:02:45","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T04:02:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/?p=76569"},"modified":"2026-07-02T00:02:45","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T04:02:45","slug":"genesee-county-batavia-man-facing-felony-drug-charges-after-9-month-investigation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2026\/07\/02\/genesee-county-batavia-man-facing-felony-drug-charges-after-9-month-investigation\/","title":{"rendered":"GENESEE COUNTY\/Batavia man facing felony drug charges after 9-month investigation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Information from a provided press release<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Genesee County Drug Task Force, comprised of police officers from the Genesee County Sheriff&#8217;s Office<br>and the Batavia Police Department, arrested a City of Batavia man on June 25, 2026, as a result of a 9 month<br>investigation into the possession, transportation and sale of crack cocaine and fentanyl in and around the City of<br>Batavia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" data-attachment-id=\"76570\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2026\/07\/02\/genesee-county-batavia-man-facing-felony-drug-charges-after-9-month-investigation\/wright-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/WRIGHT-1.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"WRIGHT (1)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/WRIGHT-1.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/WRIGHT-1.jpg?resize=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-76570\" 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Genesee County Drug Task Force on multiple occasions in the City of Batavia.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wright was arraigned in Genesee County Court and released under supervision.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Genesee County Drug Task Force was assisted by Genesee County Sheriff s Deputies and Investigators,<br>City of Batavia Police NET officers and the Genesee County District Attorney&#8217;s Office.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Information from a provided press release The Genesee County Drug Task Force, comprised of police officers from the Genesee County Sheriff&#8217;s Officeand the Batavia Police Department, arrested a City of Batavia man on June 25, 2026, as a result of a 9 monthinvestigation into the possession, transportation and sale of \u2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"continue-reading-button\"> <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" 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