Pair Face Drug Charges in Bleecker Street Bust

Two Utica residents face felony drug charges after police executed a search warrant at an apartment at 764 Bleecker Street following an investigation into illegal narcotics. 

Utica police say they seized a quantity of cocaine, concentrated cannabis and drug paraphernalia. Michael Ellis, 34, and Trista Bennett,, 31, each face charges of criminal possession of a controlled substance, and misdemeanor charges of criminal use of drug paraphernalia, police said.