MILLERTON — A North East man accused of selling fentanyl and crack cocaine from his home was arrested Friday, Oct. 2, following an undercover investigation by the Dutchess County Drug Task Force.
Schuyler Houis, 40, was arrested after agents searched his home at 17 State Line Road and seized narcotics, according to a statement released Monday, Oct. 5, by Dutchess County District Attorney Anthony Parisi.
Task force agents purchased fentanyl and crack cocaine from Houis on multiple occasions during the investigation, according to the statement. Investigators allege he transported narcotics from Waterbury, Connecticut, to sell at his North East home.
Agents searched the home with assistance from the Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office SWAT team and a Poughkeepsie joint SWAT team. Houis was arrested at the scene and arraigned in Town of North East Court on charges of sale and possession of a controlled substance.
He was released following arraignment and is awaiting further court proceedings. Additional charges involving the sale and possession of controlled substances are pending, according to the statement.
“No part of Dutchess County is immune from the devastating impact of illegal drugs,” District Attorney Anthony Parisi said in the statement. “This investigation demonstrates that geography will not provide protection to those who bring dangerous drugs into Dutchess County for sale.”
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