WURTSBORO, NY — State police on June 8 stopped a 2000 Dodge on New York State Route 17 in the Town of Mamakating for multiple vehicle and traffic violations. After police detected an odor of marijuana, the operator, Duane A. Norman, age 51, of Brooklyn, was arrested for driving while intoxicated (DWI). Norman was searched, and he had approximately 1.8 ounces of raw heroin hidden in his pants.

Norman was arrested and processed at the Middletown barracks for possession, possession with intent to sell, resisting arrest, tampering with evidence and driving while intoxicated.

The suspect was arraigned in the Town of Mamakating Court and remanded to Sullivan County Jail with no bail.