CORTLAND, NY (WIVT/WBGH) – Yesterday, officers from the City of Cortland Police Department conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle for a traffic infraction.
During the stop, a passenger, 31-year-old Zane Zimmerman, was found to be in possession of 54 glassine envelopes of fentanyl.
The traffic stop then lead to the Cortland County Drug Task Force serving a search warrant at a residence on Greenbush Street in Cortland.
Investigators found 64 baggies of fentanyl, approximately 3 grams of methamphetamine, 112 oxycodone pills, packaging materials, and scales at the residence.
According to police, the controlled substances have an approximate street value of $4,300.
As a result, Zimmerman was arrested and charged with the following:
- Criminal Possession Controlled Substance 3rd Degree (Felony)
- Criminal Possession Controlled Substance 3rd Degree (Felony)
- (2) Criminally Using Drug Paraphernalia 2nd Degree
He was arraigned on the charges and remanded to the Cortland County Jail on a nominal bail of $1.00.
Zimmerman was arrested during a similar investigation on similar charges about a year ago.
