Troop E VGNET and CCSERT Execute Search Warrant, Seize Meth Lab and Arrest Felon, Schuyler County

On April 3, 2025, members of the New York State Police Troop E Violent Gang and Narcotics Enforcement Team (VGNET), with assistance from the State Police Uniform Force and the Contaminated Crime Scene Emergency Response Team West (CCSERT West), executed a search warrant at 2665 Church Road in the town of Reading, Schuyler County.

The investigation resulted in the following items being seized as evidence:

• Approximately 1 ounce of crystal methamphetamine
• Approximately 3 ounces of suspected methamphetamine oil
• Approximately 2 gallons of methamphetamine oil
• Approximately 1/8 ounce of psilocybin mushrooms
• Approximately 300 pseudoephedrine pills
• Digital scales
• Packaging materials
• One antique pistol
• Laboratory equipment, solvents, and chemical reagents used in the illicit manufacture of methamphetamine (removed by CCSERT)

As a result of the search and subsequent investigation, Jeremy Wright, age 44, of Reading, NY, was arrested and charged with the following:

• Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance 2nd (A-II Felony)
• Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance 3rd – Intent to Sell (B Felony)
• Unlawful Manufacture of Methamphetamine 3rd Degree (D Felony)

Wright was processed at SP Dundee and then transported to Schuyler County Jail for CAP arraignment.

This is an ongoing investigation.