BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Buffalo woman has been charged with 10 felony counts after she was arrested Friday for allegedly selling fentanyl in Buffalo’s Allentown neighborhood, the Erie County Sheriff’s Office announced.
After a month-long investigation, deputies executed a search warrant on 39-year-old Vernise Williams and her vehicle. The sheriff’s office says their search recovered fentanyl.
Williams was charged with 11 total counts, including:
- One felony count of criminal sale of a controlled substance – half ounce narcotic drug
- Four felony counts of criminal possession of a narcotic with intent to sell
- Three felony counts of criminal sale of a narcotic
- Two felony counts of criminal possession of a narcotic
- One misdemeanor count of criminal possession of a controlled substance
Williams was arraigned and released without bail on Saturday.
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Grant Ashley is an intern with News 4. He is currently studying political science and Spanish at the University at Buffalo.
