People v. Coco

OPINION OF THE COURT

Jo Ann Ferdinand, J.

On August 7, 2009 a search warrant was executed at the defendant’s home and the People allege that the following items were seized: 189 vials containing 54,000 milligrams of ketamine, *564two bags containing 3.6 ounces of a substance containing cocaine, drug packaging materials, and over $14,000 in small bills. The defendant was arrested and subsequently indicted for several drug-related felonies, the top charges being two counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree (Penal Law § 220.39). He has no prior felony convictions and…