Albany man arrested on drug charges

ALBANY, N.Y. ( NEWS10 ) — An Albany man was arrested on Tuesday following a traffic stop, according to the Albany County Sheriff’s Office. Howard Smith, 50, was charged with two counts of third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance.

On April 16, at 1:06 p.m., deputies conducted a stop for a traffic violation near Washington Avenue and Robin Street. During the stop, officers found that the driver, identified as Smith, was reportedly found to be in possession of about one and a half ounces of crack cocaine, 19 Xanax pills and packaging materials, which resulted in his arrest.

Smith was held at the Albany County Correctional Facility as a pre-arraignment detainee. He is set to appear in the Albany Criminal Court on April 17.

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