Alejandro S. Medrano, Jaime Garcia Jr

Alejandro S. Medrano of Brooklyn and Jaime Garcia Jr. of Shaw Street in Utica were each charged with felony criminal possession of a controlled substance. $20,000 worth of heroin was recovered in 1,320 bags from a vehicle stopped for having tinted windows on the Thruway in the Herkimer County town of Danube, state police said.

Morton Tillson

Morton Tillson, 29, of Utica on Dec. 14 with felony marijuana possession after pulling his vehicle over for erratic driving in Greenburgh, a Westchester County community just north of New York City. Authorities say they found 61 pounds of pot worth about $119,000.