Nicholas A. Loomis

LILY DALE — A 23-year-old resident has been charged after a month-long investigation into the trafficking of narcotics from Great Britain to Chautauqua County.

On Tuesday, the Chautauqua County Narcotics Investigators and the Chautauqua County Office of the Sheriff in conjunction with Customs and Border Protection and the Department of Homeland Security said

Nicholas A. Loomis was taken into custody without incident after allegedly receiving packages containing 3 kilos of codeine from overseas utilizing FedEx shipping service. Loomis was charged with first-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and transported to centralized arraignment at the Chautauqua County Office of the Sheriff

Loomis was the sent to the Chautauqua County Jail without bail at this time.

The Chautauqua County Narcotics Investigators are comprised of officers from the Dunkirk Police Department and the Chautauqua County Office of the Sheriff.

Authorities continue to ask members of the community to call and report suspicious or narcotics related activity within their neighborhoods. For the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Investigators Tip line call either 800-344-8702 or 716-664-2420.