JOHNSON CITY, NY (WIVT/WBGH) – Yesterday, April 11th, the Broome County Special Investigations Unit Task Force executed a search warrant at 75 Shelby Street in Johnson City following an investigation into illegal drug activity.

Investigators seized the following items:

• Approximately 4.5 grams of Fentanyl
• Approximately 12.5 grams of Methamphetamine
• Drug paraphernalia items consisting of scales, packaging materials and cutting agents commonly used in the sale in distribution of controlled substances
• An illegally possessed and loaded Ruger 9mm handgun
• An illegally possessed and loaded Taurus 9mm handgun which was also found to have been reported stolen out of the State of Kentucky
• Three illegally possessed large capacity ammunition feeding devices

As a result, 39-year-old Michael Buchanan was arrested, transported to the Johnson City Police Department, and charged with the following:

• (2) Criminal Possession of a Firearm-Class E Felony
• (3) Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the 3^rd Degree-Class D Felony
• Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the 4^th Degree-Class A Misdemeanor
• (2) Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the 3^rd Degree-Class B Felony
• Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the 4^th Degree-Class C Felony
• (2) Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the 7^th Degree-Class A Misdemeanor
• (3) Criminally Using Drug Paraphernalia in the 2^nd Degree-Class A Misdemeanor

He was arraigned and remanded to the Broome County Jail pending further court action.