On August 13, 2026, at approximately 5:07 a.m., the New York State Police Troop D Violent Gang and Narcotics Enforcement Team (VGNET), with assistance from the Special Operations Response Team (SORT), Community Stabilization Unit (CSU), Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI), uniformed members, and State Police K-9 Unit, executed a search warrant at 115 S. Alvord Street in the city of Syracuse.
As a result of the search warrant, investigators seized approximately:
8.4 grams of crack-cocaine7.9 grams of fentanyl13.7 grams of cocaine2 grams of psilocybinPackaging materialsCutting agent
The following individuals were arrested and charged:
Raisaun D. Baker, 28, of Syracuse, was arrested for:
Two counts of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree (Class B felony)Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree (Class B felony)Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Fourth Degree (Class C felony)
Starlin D. Lawrence, 41, of Syracuse, was arrested for
Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree (Class B felony)Two counts of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Seventh Degree (Class A misdemeanor)Criminal Use of Drug Paraphernalia (Class A misdemeanor)
Darrin F. Johnson, 30, of Syracuse, was arrested for:
Two counts of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Seventh Degree (Class A misdemeanor)
Baker, Lawrence, and Johnson were transported to the Onondaga County Justice Center to await centralized arraignment.