Three arrested on drug charges at Queensbury motel - Glens Falls Post-Star

QUEENSBURY -- Three New York City residents were arrested late Friday after a raid at a Route 9 motel, police said.

The trio were charged after police searched a room at Budget Inn and seized an ounce of crack cocaine, 25 packets of heroin and nearly $2,000 in cash, according to State Police.

Investigators believe the trio had been selling drugs from the motel room.

Charged with third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a felony, were:

* Augustus I. Brown, 39, of the Bronx.

* Shamell Brown, 21, of the Bronx.

* Craig A. Simmons, 26, of Manhattan.

In addition to the cash that was seized, police found evidence that indicated the trio had wired about $2,000 from the nearby Wal-Mart store to an address in New York City.

All three were arraigned and sent to Warren County Jail for lack of bail. The case was handled by State Police from the Queensbury station, State Police Community Narcotics Enforcement Team and Warren County Sheriff's Office.