Ulster County Couple Found With Large Amounts of Cocaine, Weed, More

An Ulster County man is facing felony charges for cocaine and weed possession. A woman living with him was also charged.

Early Wednesday morning, members of the Ulster Regional Gang Enforcement Narcotics Team, Urgent, and uniformed Village of Ellenville Police patrols executed a search warrant at an apartment on Park Street in Ellenville.

The search warrant led to the discovery about 17 grams of powder cocaine, just over two ounces of marijuana and drug packaging materials, police say.

Arrested at the scene were 28-year-old Carlos A. Andino-Lopez and 23-year-old woman, both from the Ellenville apartment.

Andino-Lopez was charged third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, fourth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and fourth-degree criminal possession of marijuana, all felonies.

The woman was allegedly found with a small amount of weed in her possession and charged with unlawful possession of marijuana, a violation.

Andino-Lopez was arraigned in Ellenville Village Court and remanded to the Ulster County Jail in lieu of $20,000 cash bail or $40,000 secured bond. The woman was released with an appearance ticket. Both will return to Ellenville Village Court at a later time for additional proceedings.

The following agencies have members assigned to URGENT: Ulster County Sheriff's Office, Ulster County District Attorney's Office, Town of Woodstock Police, Town of Lloyd Police, Town of Shandaken Police, Ulster County Probation, Town of Plattekill Police, Town of Marlborough Police, Town of New Paltz Police, Village of Ellenville Police and the United States Department of Homeland Security Investigations.