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5/29/2009
Police Make Felony Drug Arrest
http://www.poststar.com/articles/2009/05/29/news/blotter/doc4a1eb345479a9743854312.txt
5/29/2009
Police Make Felony Drug Arrest
FORT EDWARD -- A Fort Edward man faces six felony charges for allegedly selling prescription drugs to a police informant, police said.
Joshua O. Smith, 31, of McCrea Street faces counts of criminal sale of a controlled substance, criminal possession of a controlled substance and criminal diversion of prescriptions, according to court records.
He is accused of illegally selling the prescription drug Suboxone to a police informant earlier this month. Suboxone is a drug given to heroin and painkiller addicts to help them with their addictions.
The arrest was Smith’s second on felony charges in less than a year. He was arrested last summer on a grand larceny charge for allegedly receiving more than $14,000 in public assistance to which he wasn’t entitled.
He pleaded guilty to petit larceny, a misdemeanor, in that case, made full restitution to the county and was put on probation for 3 years, officials said.
Smith was being held in Washington County Jail for lack of bail pending further court action.
The case was investigated by Hudson Falls Police, Glens Falls Police and the Washington County Drug Task Force.
http://www.poststar.com/articles/2009/05/29/news/blotter/doc4a1eb345479a9743854312.txt