Chautauqua County drug bust yields over 7 lbs of meth, cash

(WJET/WFXP)– Police in Chautauqua County announced they made a sizable drug bust at a Jamestown, NY, home, seizing more than 7 lbs of methamphetamine.

Members of the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office and Jamestown police carried out a search warrant on Wednesday afternoon in the 100 block of Barrett Ave, where they allegedly found the drugs and one person inside.

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In total, deputies said they seized 7.7 pounds of meth, 5.5 grams of fentanyl, $1,198 in cash, along with scales and packaging materials.

The person police said was inside the home at the time, 37-year-old Cassandra Chadwick of Jamestown, was taken into custody for second and third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and second-degree criminal use of drug paraphernalia.

She’s since been booked into the Chautauqua County Jail and is waiting to be arraigned in the City of Jamestown Court…

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