Orange County NY

Orange County Drug Task Force Sees Success in Illegal Firearms Confiscations, Investigations

The years 2024 and 2025 saw major operations and seizures for the drug- and firearm-focused task force.
Orange County Drug Task Force Sees Success in Illegal Firearms Confiscations, Investigations
Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler speaks at a press conference regarding Operation Powder Burn, in Goshen, N.Y., on Aug. 1, 2025. Oliver Mantyk/The Epoch Times
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ORANGE COUNTY, N.Y.—Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler on Jan. 9 highlighted the Orange County Drug Task Force’s success since its inception in 2015, and emphasized the importance of its operations for capturing illegal firearms.

“The sheer quantity of narcotics and the number of illegally possessed guns recovered by the Task Force before they could be distributed throughout the County has saved innumerable lives,” Hoovler said in a statement.

Oliver Mantyk
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Oliver Mantyk reports on the New York state with a focus on Orange County. You can contact him at [email protected].