Posted on: August 09, 2025 02:25 PM

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Coordinated effort results in arrest of narcotics suspect in Poughkeepsie

On August 7, 2025, at approximately 8:50 p.m., officers from the City of Poughkeepsie Police Department apprehended Lamar C. Smith, 40, of Poughkeepsie, NY, on Main Street in the City of Poughkeepsie. Smith was taken into custody without incident.

Smith was wanted on an active arrest warrant stemming from a prior investigation conducted by the New York State Police Troop K Violent Gang and Narcotic Enforcement Team (VGNET), with assistance from the City of Poughkeepsie Police Department’s Neighborhood Recovery Unit (NRU). He faces multiple felony charges, including the A-II felony of Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance in the 2nd Degree and seven counts of the B felony of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the 3rd Degree. These charges are linked to narcotics distribution activities at multiple locations throughout the City of Poughkeepsie.

Following his arrest, Smith was transferred to the custody of VGNET and remanded to the Dutchess County Justice and Transition Center, where he is being held pending arraignment.

From NYSP