A Mount Hope woman was arrested and charged after a search was conducted at her home. 

The search warrant was conducted by the City of Middletown Police Department, with the assistance of the Orange County Sheriff’s Office Special Operations Group, the New York State Police and the FBI Hudson Valley Safe Streets Task Force.

Paula Mercurio, 26, of Mount Hope was arrested and charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree, which is a Class B felony.

After the search warrant was conducted, Mercurio was allegedly found to to be in possession of 45 glassine envelopes of heroin.

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