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Detective Sergeant Adam D. Harris, Drug Task Force Coordinator
The Dutchess County Drug Task Force reports the arrest of Tami Halloran, age 46 of Hyde Park, on 08/16/2022 for Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance Third Degree after an investigation by the Drug Task Force into drug sales at her residence in the Town of Hyde Park. A search warrant was executed at her residence on 08/05/2022 by the Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office Emergency Services Unit, Dutchess County Drug Task Force and the Town of Hyde Park Police Department. Mrs. Halloran was later located by Drug Task Force Agents at the Town of Lagrange Justice Court on 08/16/2022 and found to be in possession of a quantity of Fentanyl and other narcotic drugs while appearing in court on an unrelated drug offense.
Mrs. Halloran was arraigned in the Town of Hyde Park Court and remanded to the Dutchess County Jail on $10,000 cash or $40,000 bond.
Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that can often be lethal in small doses. Illegal drugs, for example heroin, is often contaminated with Fentanyl. Fentanyl is believed to be a 100x more potent than morphine and according to the United Stated Drug Enforcement Administration, as little as two milligrams of fentanyl can be lethal. In Dutchess County there have been a significant number of overdose deaths related to Fentanyl use. As of June 30th, more than 50 individuals in Dutchess County alone have died as a result of drug overdoses with the majority of cases directly related to Fentanyl.
The Dutchess County Drug Task Force encourages the public to contact the Drug Tip Line DrugTaskForceTips@gmail.com or call 845-463-6040 and provide information on drug dealers in your communities.
As with any criminal case the charge described above is merely an accusation and Mrs. Halloran is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
