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A discovery of fentanyl after a three-month investigation at a Dunkirk residence has led to the arrest of a city man.
At 10:05 a.m. Wednesday, narcotics investigators from Dunkirk Police and Chautauqua County Sheriff’s office along with the Dunkirk Police Department, Dunkirk Police Special Response Team, Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office K-9, Jamestown Police Department and K-9 executed a search warrant at 29 Leming St. in Dunkirk. Rodney Clyburn, 42, was the only occupant in the residence at the time of the search warrant execution.
As a result of the search investigators found 8.3 grams of fentanyl, 4 suboxone strips, scales and packing material for narcotics sales and $279 in U.S. currency. Clyburn was charged with third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, fourth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and second-degree criminal possession of drug paraphernalia. Clyburn was transported to the Dunkirk Police Department to be 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 Tip line call either 800-344-8702 or 716-664-2420 for Jamestown Police Department call 716-483-8477.