Two charged with possession of large amount of cocaine

LIVINGSTON – Two North Adams, Massachusetts men have been arrested by New York State Police from the Livingston barracks on a charge of first-degree possession of a controlled substance after they were found to have cocaine with an estimated street value of $20,000 with them.

The two, identified as Joseph Montanye, 31, and Michael Wescott, 33, were stopped for speeding while traveling on the Taconic State Parkway in the town of Taghkanic last Saturday evening.

An investigation by troopers found some 11 ounces of cocaine in their vehicle.

They were arraigned and remanded to the Columbia County Jail with no bail.

This is the third large quantity of drugs seized on the Taconic in Columbia County in a month, State Police said.