Newburgh man arrested with guns, fentanyl and cocaine in raid
A 42-year-old Newburgh man on probation was arrested in a Colden Street raid that turned up two loaded guns, fentanyl, cocaine and cash.
Orange County sheriff’s investigators and the county Drug Task Force raided a Colden Street apartment in Newburgh and found two loaded handguns, 81.8 grams of fentanyl and more than 130 grams of cocaine inside.
Alton Junior, 42, was arrested at 15 Colden St., Apt. 219, where investigators also recovered 0.8 grams of methamphetamine and $5,106 in cash. He was on both federal and Orange County probation when authorities moved in.
Junior was charged with second-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and two counts of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon. He was arraigned in City of Newburgh Court and remanded to the Orange County Correctional Facility without bail.
Sheriff Paul Arteta praised “the dedication and professionalism of our investigators and law enforcement partners” after the warrant-based search.
The Orange County Drug Task Force, created in 2015, includes the Orange County District Attorney’s Office, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office and local police departments. District Attorney David M. Hoovler said the task force carried out controlled purchases of about 15 kilograms of narcotics in 2024 and 2025, while the county saw a 155% increase in illegal firearm recoveries, with 79 guns recovered in 2025 compared with 31 in 2024.
In August 2025, Operation Powder Burn involved about 20 agencies and led to charges against 20 suspects in a large gun-and-drug trafficking case. District Attorney David M. Hoovler said the investigation yielded enough fentanyl to kill 190,000 residents.
In June 2026, another Newburgh man, Dwayne Salmon, was sentenced to 13 1/2 years in prison in an Orange County drug-and-gun trafficking case tied to Operation Hot Lunch. The case led to seizures of 31 firearms, more than 12 kilograms of cocaine, about 90 grams of fentanyl, cash, ammunition, high-capacity magazines, vehicles and a food truck.
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