Dunkirk Police and the Southern Tier Regional Drug Task Force executed a search warrant that had been issued earlier by city of Dunkirk Court Judge John Kuzdale. The search warrant was issued based on a month long investigation into narcotics trafficking from the Roberts Road address and the four subjects.

During the course of the investigation agents of the Southern Tier Regional Drug Task Force made numerous controlled purchases of heroin from subjects within the residence. At the time of the entry officers possessed a search warrant for the residence and an arrest warrant for Onix Lopez Ortiz, who was originally charged based on the arrest warrant.

As a result of the search, agents of the Southern Tier Regional Drug Task Force seized over a half an ounce of heroin, marijuana and a large quantity of money.

Charged were:

Myra Rivera Cruz

• Ortiz, 38, of 527 S. Roberts Road, with three counts of third-degree criminal Possession of a controlled substance, third-degree criminal Sale of a controlled substance and seventh-degree criminal Possession of a controlled substance.

• Myra Rivera Cruz, 28, of 527 S. Roberts Road, with two counts of third-degree criminal Possession of a controlled substance.

• Jann Montanez Calderon, 38, of 527 S. Roberts Road, with two counts of third-degree criminal Possession of a controlled substance.

• Pedro L Rivera, 59, of 8900 Glasgow Road, Fredonia,with two counts of third-degree criminal Possession of a controlled substance.

Each of the subjects are being held at the City of Dunkirk Jail without bail pending arraignment and further action of the Court.

Jann Montanez Calderon

The Southern Tier Regional Drug Task Force is comprised of investigators from the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office and the City of Dunkirk Police Department.

Authorities continue to ask members of the community to call and report suspicious or narcotics related activity within their neighborhoods at either 800-344-8702 or 363-0313.

Pedro L. Rivera

Dunkirk and Southern Tier Regional Drug Task Force officers this morning in Dunkirk.