SPRING VALLEY, NY – On August 30, 2023, the Spring Valley Police Department made a routine arrest of a subject for having multiple outstanding warrants. At some point during the process, a small amount of powdery residue was found to be loose among the subject’s personal belongings. Out of an abundance of caution the property was securely bagged and placed in the rear Police Department Parking Lot and the Rockland County Hazardous Materials Team was contacted and responded to test the substance. The test revealed that there was a trace amount of fentanyl within the powdery residue but not to the level of being hazardous.

The arrested subject was 37 year old Ahmed Ahmed. The warrants he was arrested for were for Criminal Contempt in the 2nd degree and he is currently being held in Rockland County Jail on $5000 cash bail.