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Ongoing drug probe leads to Grand Island arrest


Updated: 10/14/08 6:50 AM

Narcotics detectives from the Erie County Sheriff’s Office said they have arrested a Grand Island man as part of an ongoing investigation into drug activity on the island.

Randy T. Gleave, 40, was arrested in his Bedell Road home Saturday morning after the serving of a search warrant, deputies said.

Gleave faces charges that he possessed cocaine and intended to sell it, Class D and B felonies, respectively. Drug paraphernalia and drug packaging supplies also were found in Gleave’s home, the Sheriff’s Office said.

Detectives said they made the arrest as part of an ongoing investigation into drug trafficking between Buffalo and Grand Island.