Bronx Man, Suspected Heroin Dealer,
Arrested By Deputies, OPD In Oneonta
ONEONTA – A Bronx man suspected of being a major heroin trafficker in Otsego and Delaware counties was arrested early Tuesday evening after a month-long narcotics investigation, Senior Sheriff’s Investigator Mike Ten Eyck announced today.
The suspect, Harry L. Wilkins Jr., 34, of The Bronx, was charged with possessing heroin with intent to sell and possessing more than a half-ounce of heroin. Approximately one ounce was seized, Ten Eyck said.
The arrest occurred when investigators, detectives, probation officers, and Deputy Keith Sheldon and K-9 Ricky stopped the vehicle that Wilkins was riding in on River Street, Oneonta. Wilkins was found to be in possession of 770 glassine envelopes containing heroin with a street value of $15,400, the announcement said.
