Dutchess County District Attorney Drug Task Force Announces Record Breaking Year and Puts Drug Dealers on Notice

The Dutchess County District Attorney’s Office Drug Task Force is announcing a historic year of aggressive, intelligence driven operations that directly targeted narcotic and dangerous drug traffickers across the county. In 2025, the Task Force executed more raids and made more felony arrests and conducted more covert narcotics buys than at any point in its 36-year history, a clear message that drug dealers will face swift and decisive consequences in Dutchess County.

“Our top priority is protecting the people of Dutchess County and saving lives,” said Dutchess County District Attorney Anthony Parisi. “The District Attorney’s Drug Task Force and law enforcement partners use intelligence-driven investigations and smart, strategic prosecution to disassemble drug networks and keep fentanyl and other deadly substances out of our communities.  Every investigation, every arrest, and every seizure puts traffickers on notice if you deal drugs in Dutchess County, you will be identified, targeted, and held fully accountable under the law.”

Created in 1989, the Drug Task Force has always been committed to saving lives by removing lethal substances from local communities. But 2025 marked a year defined by relentless investigative pace, coordinated intelligence with precise execution, and a refusal to allow narcotic and dangerous drug dealers to operate with impunity. Working side by side with prosecutors from the District Attorney’s Office Violent Crimes and Dangerous Drug Unit, the Task Force continues to set operational standards for narcotics enforcement.

“Drug dealers are killing our residents with Fentanyl and other poisons,” said Drug Task Force Coordinator Adam Harris. “This year, we made it unmistakably clear: if you sell deadly drugs in Dutchess County, we will find you, we will dismantle your operation, and we will hold you fully accountable.  These numbers are not statistics, the work done by the District Attorney’s Drug Task Force saves lives.  Every warrant or raid, every arrest, every seizure is one less opportunity for a dealer to put Fentanyl and other dangerous drugs into the hands of our residents.” 

2025 RESULTS: A NEW LEVEL OF ACCOUNTABILITY

• 37 search warrants and raids executed across Dutchess County targeting high risk drug operations.
• 75 felony arrests (Class A, B, and C) of narcotic and dangerous drug dealers.
• 10 illegal handguns seized from individuals engaged in drug trafficking.
• 230 covert drug purchases conducted to identify, infiltrate, and dismantle distribution networks.

MULTI AGENCY FORCE MULTIPLIER

The Drug Task Force is composed of investigators and agents from multiple law enforcement agencies, each contributing specialized expertise to a unified mission:

• Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office – 1 Supervisor, 3 Investigators
• District Attorney’s Office – 1 Legal Secretary, 1 K 9 trained in narcotics detection
• U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration – 1 Agent
• City of Beacon Police Department – 1 Investigator
• Town of East Fishkill Police Department – 1 Investigator
• City of Poughkeepsie Police Department – 1 Investigator
• Town of Hyde Park Police Department – 1 Investigator
• Town of Poughkeepsie Police Department – 1 Investigator
• Town of Fishkill Police Department – 1 Investigator

CRITICAL PARTNERSHIPS

The Task Force extends its appreciation to the tactical and specialty units whose support was essential in executing high risk operations:

• Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office Emergency Services Unit (SWAT)
• Poughkeepsie Joint SWAT Team
• New York State Police Community Stabilization Unit

These partnerships allow us to move faster, strike harder, and operate with the precision these dangerous and critical investigations demand. 

MESSAGE TO DRUG DEALERS

The Task Force emphasized that 2025 is not an outlier — it is the new baseline.

“We are not slowing down. We are not backing off. If you choose to sell narcotics in Dutchess County, understand this: we are coming” said Drug Task Force Coordinator Adam Harris.

REPORT A DRUG DEALER

If anyone has information regarding this case or about any other individuals selling drugs in Dutchess County, you are urged to contact the Drug Task Force confidential tip line at 845-463-6040 or by emailing your tips to Drugtaskforcetips@gmail.com.