Two More Arrested On Heroin Charges In Somers

SOMERS, N.Y. – A Shenorock woman and a Chappaqua man were charged with possession of heroin on Tuesday after being stopped on a vehicle and traffic law violation, state police said.

Aleksandra Halerz (left) of Somers and Chappaqua's Joseph Watts were charged Tuesday with heroin possession.
Photo Credit: *New York State Police*

by Katherine Pacchiana

01/09/2013 2:30 p.m.

Shenorock resident, Aleksandra Halerz, 23, and Joseph Watts, 23, of Chappaqua, were accused of having 32 grams of heroin, divided into 106 packages, along with a hypodermic syringe.

Both parties were charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance, third degree and criminal possession of a controlled substance with intent to sell, third degree. Both charges are Class B felonies.

Halerz and Watts were arraigned before Somers Town Justice Dennis Timone and sent to Westchester County Jail. They are due to reappear in court on Jan.14 at 6 p.m.

In another drug-related incident, New York State Police stopped Roger Perry, 19, of New Fairfield, Conn., on Tuesday for driving at 89 mph in a 65 mph zone on Interstate 684. The state trooper detected a strong odor of marijuana in the vehicle. A search disclosed approximately 40 grams of marijuana.

Perry was charged with criminal possession of marijuana in the fifth degree, a Class B misdemeanor. He was released on an appearance ticket, for Lewisboro Town Court on Feb. 4 at 7 p.m.

These incidents follow a December drug raid in Somers in which four people were arrested on heroin charges.

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