Deadly overdose surge and expanding drug investigations in Dutchess County

Two people died and 15 overdosed within 72 hours in a fentanyl-laced cocaine crisis. Recent Poughkeepsie and North East enforcement actions seized fentanyl, crack cocaine, cash, trafficking equipment, and a loaded Glock; a case alleges a narcotics ring operated from a laundromat near Vassar College. Arrests and charges remain subject to court proceedings.