Traffic stop yields large amount of illicit drugs

Two Syracuse men were arrested after a traffic stop on Interstate 81 in Cortland County.  

On August 25, 2024, shortly before 9:00 p.m., New York State Police at Homer (Interstate) initiated a traffic stop on I-81 north in Cortlandville after observing a vehicle that did not have its rear taillights illuminated.  

The Trooper interviewed the two occupants, who provided conflicting information. After an investigation and a search of the vehicle, the Trooper located a large quantity of illicit drugs:

• 110 bricks of heroin, with an aggregated weight of more than eight ounces
• Two containers of cannabis wax
• Approximately three ounces of cannabis

The Trooper also located drug paraphernalia.  

At approximately 9:02 p.m., Troopers arrested Kenneth W. Williams, age 25 of Syracuse, NY and Kyrell E. Robinson, age 22 of Syracuse, NY. Both men were charged with: 

• Class “A” felony of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the first degree
• Class “B” felony of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the third degree
• Misdemeanor of Criminal Use of Drug Paraphernalia in the second degree

Williams and Robinson were both processed and transported to the Cortland County Correctional Facility for Centralized Arraignment.