Drugs, gun found when CNY village home busted; man charged, police say

Canastota, N.Y. — A Canastota man is facing felony drug and weapons charges after Madison County sheriff’s deputies searched his home.

Members of the Madison County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Unit executed a search warrant Thursday at 110 New Boston St. in the village of Canastota “following a lengthy investigation into controlled substance sales occurring at the residence,” according to the sheriff’s office.

When deputies searched the home, they found methamphetamine, a loaded Luger .30-caliber pistol and an electronic stun gun, the sheriff’s office said in a news release.

Eric Howe, 25, of 110 New Boston St., Canastota, was charged with the following crimes:

• Two counts of third-degree criminal possession of a weapon, a felony

• Fifth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a felony

• Criminal possession of a firearm, a felony

• Seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a misdemeanor

• Two counts of fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon, a misdemeanor

• Second-degree criminally using drug paraphernalia, a misdemeanor

Deputies brought Howe to the Madison County Jail, where he was arraigned in CAP court and held on $20,000 bond, they said. Howe is scheduled to answer the charges at a later date in Canastota Village Court.

The Oneida Police Department, the Oneida County Sheriff’s Office and the Canastota Police Department assisted the Madison County Sheriff’s Office in the investigation.

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