MASSENA, New York (WWNY) – Two people from Brooklyn face drug possession charges following a traffic stop in Massena.
Massena police say 34-year-old Jerrell Hewitt and 20-year-old Zimmah Wellington were in a car they stopped on East Orvis Street.
Police say they seized around 43 grams of crack cocaine, 15 grams of ecstasy, brass knuckles, nearly $3,300 in U.S. currency, and another $40 in Canadian currency.
They were each charged with two counts of third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and one count of fifth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance.
Hewitt was also charged with third-degree criminal possession of a weapon.
Police say they were assisted by a state police K-9 unit and St. Regis Mohawk Tribal Police.
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