ALBANY, N.Y. (WNYT)- State police said a Brooklyn man faces felony drug charges after troopers found more than 2,000 grams of suspected cocaine hidden in a vehicle.
On Sept. 30, New York State Police (NYSP) said troopers with the Troop G Community Stabilization Unit, with help from Troop T, arrested Kelvin L. Montana, 52, of Brooklyn. Police charged him with first-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and a vehicle and traffic law violation.
NYSP said troopers stopped a vehicle driven by Montana at about 1:09 p.m. on Interstate 87 Thruway in Albany for a vehicle and traffic law violation. The investigation, with help from K9 “J,” found more than 2000 grams of a controlled substance in a concealed compartment of the vehicle that later field-tested positive for containing cocaine.
Police said Montana was taken to State Police Latham for processing. He was later arraigned in Albany City Court and remanded to the Albany County Correctional Facility without bail.
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