Police: 2 Men Arrested In Orange County With Hallucinogenic Drugs
Update: The charges against one of the two men were reduced to a disorderly conduct violation. Hudson Valley Post does not publish names and images of individuals charged only with a violation. This article was updated to remove the name and image of one of the individuals who was arrested.
Two men are accused of driving in Orange County while in possession of hallucinogenic drugs.
On Saturday around 11:15 a.m., New York State Police in Orange County stopped a vehicle on the New York State Thruway for an alleged traffic violation.
During the traffic stop, the driver, 25-year-old Joseph N. Lauro of Staten Island, and his passenger, a 25-year-old from Brooklyn, were found to be in possession of hallucinogenic mushrooms and marijuana, police say.
Both were taken into custody, transported, and processed at State Police headquarters in Monroe. Both were later charged with 4th-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a class C felony and unlawful possession of marijuana, a violation
Both men were arraigned before the Town of Tuxedo Court and remanded to the Orange County Jail in lieu of $1,000 cash bail or $3,000 bond.
The charges against the 25-year-old were reduced to a disorderly conduct violation.