Alex K. Johnson

A reported “large scale fentanyl distribution ring” has resulted in charges for a 22-year-old Falconer man.

Search warrants were executed Saturday on homes in Jamestown and Falconer as well as a pickup truck operated by Alex K. Johnson. Included in the raids were members of the Jamestown Metro Drug Task Force and narcotics investigators with the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office.

The first warrant was served at 617 E. Second St. in the city.

“The Jamestown Police Department SWAT Team made entry into the residence and located several individuals inside,” the department said in a news release. Those individuals were not identified and no charges were announced.

The second search warrant was executed at 3342 Gerry-Levant Road in Falconer.

“Entry into the residence was gained by the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s SWAT Team,” the department said. “There was one individual located inside the home.” That individual also was not specifically identified by police.

The third search warrant was executed on a pickup truck following a traffic stop. “The pickup truck had been operated by Alex Johnson earlier in the day as he traveled throughout the city of Jamestown,” JPD said in its news release.

Detectives reported locating and seizing 181.2 grams of fentanyl, five doses of LSD, a scale and $6,752.

Johnson was charged with second-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a class A-II felony, and second-degree criminally using drug paraphernalia. He was brought to Jamestown City Jail where he was held until arraignment in court.