UPDATE: 3/21/2025 - Charges for this case have been dropped.

A father and son were arrested after about one pound of weed was delivered to a Hudson Valley business by Homeland Security.

On Wednesday, the Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office was notified by Homeland Security that it intercepted a package containing approximately one pound of marijuana at the Federal Express Facility in Newburgh.

The package, which arrived by airplane that morning, was addressed to a business in Liberty, police say.

Around 11:30 a.m., deputies along with the Village of Liberty police and Homeland Security conducted a controlled delivery at the Willy Works Corp car repair shop located on Route 52, which is behind the Subway restaurant in Liberty.

A 70-year-old was arrested after he allegedly signed for the package.

An unlicensed gun and marijuana, belonging to 31-year-old, was later found at the business after a search warrant was executed, police say.

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