Tupper Lake man faces drug charges in St. Lawrence County

CLIFTON, New York (WWNY) - A Tupper Lake man was arrested Thursday on drug charges in St. Lawrence County.

State police say they pulled over a pickup truck 34-year-old Jason Benware was driving on State Route 3 in the town of Clifton.

Troopers say he was allegedly in possession of about 3.1 ounces of crystal meth and around 250 baggies of heroin and fentanyl.

Benware was charged with:

- Second-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance

- Third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance

- Fourth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance

- Third-degree aggravated unlicened operation

- Unlicensed operator

- Littering

He was arraigned in Pierrepont town court and jailed without bail.