Police: Albany man had cocaine, fentanyl-laced pills

An Albany man is accused of having cocaine and fentanyl-laced pills.

Deputies stopped Medina D. White, 47, on Monday, Oct. 7 just after 9:30 a.m. in the area of Lexington Avenue and Sheridan Avenue for a traffic violation. White had around 13.5 grams of cocaine, which was intended for distribution based upon its weight and packing, according to the Albany County Sheriff’s Office. He also had around 2.5 grams of fake Oxycodone pills laced with fentanyl.

White was charged with two counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance and a traffic violation. He was set to be arraigned in Albany City Criminal Court later on Monday.