Six people have been taken into custody following an investigation into narcotics activity at a residence in the Village of Fredonia. Narcotics investigators from the Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office, Dunkirk Police Department, Jamestown Police Department and Fredonia Police Department executed a search warrant at 166 Newton Street shortly before 5:30 AM Thursday, with entry gained by the Sheriff's Office SWAT Team. Investigators located 27-year-old Dakota Cordell, 34-year-old Brett Plucinski, 36-year-old Joseph Culmo, 31-year-old Nicholas Culmo, 26-year-old Faith Grisanti and 63-year-old Richard Culmo inside the residence. As a result of the search, investigators seized 81.8 grams of fentanyl, six handguns, a rifle, 50 suboxone strips, a quantity of oxycodone, scales and packaging material for the sale and distribution of narcotics and $6,170 in cash. Cordell, Grisanti, Plucinski, Joseph Culmo and Nicholas Culmo were all charged with two counts of 3rd-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and 2nd-degree criminally using drug paraphernalia. Cordell was additionally charged with 4th-degree criminal possession of a weapon and had three arrest warrants. Joseph Culmo also had an arrest warrant from Fredonia Village Court. Richard Culmo was charged with 1st-degree criminal nuisance. He was released on an appearance ticket, while the other five suspects were transported to Chautauqua County Jail for centralized arraignment.
Photo by the Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office
