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State Police arrested two Montgomery County residents following a traffic stop on the Thruway in the town of Clarkstown when drugs with a street value of $2,000 were found in their vehicle. Police charged Raymond Mojica, 26, of Canajoharie and Sybil Barber, 32, of Fort Plain, with possession of a controlled substance in the third degree and unlawful possession of marijuana. Mojica also faces a charge of driving while ability impaired by drugs, and Barber was also charged with drug possession in the seventh degree for possessing medications without a prescription.  In total, police found 24 grams of cocaine, 16 grams of marijuana and tablets of prescription medications Diazepam and Vicodin in the car.

Three Schenectady men, James Charvis, 39, Peniel Pope, 21, and Shennal Charvis, 30, were arrested Friday night by New York State Police after they were stopped for speeding while on the Thruway passing through Clarkstown. Officers smelled burned marijuana in the car and brought in K-9 Robbie and his handler. They found some marijuana and 6.3 ounces of cocaine, with an estimated street value of $7,000, in a bag inside the vehicle.