Samuel I. Camacho III

A Dunkirk man is facing multiple drug charges following an investigation into narcotics activity in the city.

On Tuesday, around 4 p.m. a search warrant was executed by the Dunkirk Police Department and narcotics investigators at 147 Nevins St.

Located at the residence at the time of the search warrant was 33-year-old Samuel I. Camacho III.

As a result of the search investigators said they seized 7.92 grams of fentanyl, 24 dosage units of Suboxone, scales and packaging material for the distribution of narcotics and $1,183 in U.S. currency.

Camacho was charged with third- and fourth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, and second-degree criminally using drug paraphernalia.

Camacho was transported to the Dunkirk Police Department where he was arraigned in the City of Dunkirk Court.

Authorities continue to ask members of the community to call and report suspicious or narcotics related activity within their neighborhoods. For the Dunkirk Police Department Tip line call 716-363-0313. For the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Investigators Tip line call either 800-344-8702 or 716-664-2420 and for the Jamestown Police Department Tip line call 716-483-8477.