Traffic Stop Leads to Drug Arrest

Albany detectives arrested a 30-year-old Albany man who was in possession of drugs Wednesday morning on Clinton Avenue.

On Wednesday, October 18, 2023 around 10:00 a.m., detectives from the Community Response Unit stopped Damien Carter in the area of Clinton Avenue and North Lake Avenue in reference to an ongoing investigation.  During the investigation, Carter was found to be in possession of a quantity of crack cocaine. 

Carter has been charged with one count of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance 3^rd , one count of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance 4^th and one count of Criminal Use of Drug Paraphernalia 2^nd. 

Carter was arraigned in Albany City Criminal Court and Remanded to Albany County Jail. 

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