Two Buffalo men arrested on drug charges

Two Buffalo men have been arrested on drug charges following a lengthy investigation.tion by Erie County Sheriff’s Office narcotics investigatorsSheriff John C. Garcia announced it on Friday.

Maurice Walker, 48, and Tishawn Wilkins, 28, were arrested on Sunday following a decision by the authoritiesLinks placed surveillance on a car Wilkins was driving on Myers Road in the town of Amherst, the sheriff’s office said in a press release.

Eighteen grams of white powder substance believed to be fentanyl has been recovered after a search warrant was executed on the vehiclewhich neither man acknowledged owning, authorities said.

The two men were charged with ccriminal possession of a narcotic with intent to sell, and ccriminal possession of a controlled substance, both felonias.

Men are detained at the Erie County Detention Center.

Garcia warned the public that the drug trade in upstate New York was becoming increasingly dangerous, the cit said.ing Medetomidine, a sedative, is present in drugs collected in Syracuse and Schenectady.