For More Information Contact:
Drug Task Force Coordinator Detective Sergeant Adam D. Harris
The Dutchess County District Attorney’s Office Drug Task Force has been working an investigation into the sale of Fentanyl and other dangerous drugs in Dutchess County. Drug Task Force Agents purchased dangerous drugs from Rakim Paulin DOB 04/04/1980 multiple times in the Dutchess County area during the course of this investigation. The investigation by the Drug Task Force led to obtaining a search warrant for Paulin and his vehicle.
On 07/31/2024 Drug Task Force Agents and the Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office Emergency Services Unit located Paulin operating his vehicle on Route 82 in the Town of Wappingers and took him into custody without incident. Paulin was found to be in possession of a large quantity of Fentanyl and Crack Cocaine along with scales and packaging material. Paulin was charged with the following:
Paulin was later transported to the Town of Wappinger Justice Court where he was remanded into the custody of the Dutchess County Jail with no bail.
The Drug Task Force was assisted in the execution of the search warrant and arrest of Paulin by the Dutchess County District Attorney’s Office Violent Crime and Dangerous Drug Unit and the Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office Emergency Services Unit.
The Dutchess County District Attorney’s Office Drug Task Force warns the public that dangerous drugs like fentanyl and cocaine are the leading cause of overdose deaths in Dutchess County.
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 sending an email to the following email address: DrugTaskForceTips@gmail.com
As with any criminal case, the charges described above are merely an accusation and those individuals named in this release are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
