Man from Dunkirk arrested for drug offences for the second time this year

(WJET/WFXP) – For the second time in six months, drug agents executed a search warrant on the same apartment.

Investigators with the Dunkirk Police Department, Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office and Jamestown Police Department obtained a search warrant for the residence of Fernando Martinez Jr., 43, of Dunkirk, in the 100 block of West 2nd Street.

Martinez attempted to leave the home before officers entered the apartment and was promptly arrested by Dunkirk Police.

During the search, officers found 7.5 ounces of meth, 3.2 ounces of crack cocaine, 28.7 grams of cocaine, 32.2 grams of fentanyl, $396 in cash, and scales and packaging materials used in drug trafficking.

He is charged with two counts of second-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and criminal use of drug paraphernalia.

Martinez was taken to the Dunkirk Police Department for arraignment. This is the second time he has been arrested on drug charges in 2024. The first arrest was on January 14.