Liberty woman arrested for heroin after traffic stop on 17B

Posted 8/21/12

MONGAUP VALLEY, NY — On February 21, at about 4:20 p.m., Sullivan County deputy sheriff Joseph Calvello stopped a vehicle on State Route 17B in Monguap Valley for a traffic violation. During the …

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Liberty woman arrested for heroin after traffic stop on 17B

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MONGAUP VALLEY, NY — On February 21, at about 4:20 p.m., Sullivan County deputy sheriff Joseph Calvello stopped a vehicle on State Route 17B in Monguap Valley for a traffic violation. During the stop, the female passenger, Nicole Carlaftes, 19, of Liberty, gave a false name. Carlaftes was recognized as a former student from Liberty by a school resource officer who stopped by to assist.

It was discovered that Carlaftes gave a false name because she had an outstanding warrant for prostitution in the Town of Newburgh.

“At the time of her arrest, Carlaftes had 96 decks of heroin on her person,” said Sullivan County Sheriff Michael Schiff. “Our Gang Intelligence and Narcotics Unit interviewed her and determined that she had travelled to Patterson, NJ that day and bought two bricks of heroin.” Schiff said that given the recent seizures along Route 17B in Sullivan County, the points of distribution for heroin appear to be moving west from Monticello.

Carlaftes was charged with the possession of a controlled substance with intent to sell, and possession. She was arraigned in the Town of Thompson Court before Judge Martin Miller and sent to the Sullivan County Jail in lieu of $25,000 bail. The driver of the vehicle was issued a traffic citation and released.

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