Two Charged as Guns, Drugs Are Seized in Castle Creek Raid

Police have confiscated weapons, fentanyl and methamphetamine from a Castle Creek residence.

Authorities say two men face felony charges following the execution of a search warrant Wednesday at 1096 Castle Creek Road.

36-year-old Shane Karika, who lives at the home where the raid occurred, was charged with four weapon possession counts and three counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance.

47-year-old Charles Morris of Main Street Terrace, Johnson City, was charged with three counts of criminal possession of a weapon.

Investigators say they found an SKS rifle, a 12-gauge shotgun and a loaded revolver. They also discovered some fentanyl and crystal methamphetamine.

Karika and Morris were being held at Broome County Jail pending their arraignment.

The Broome County Special Investigations Unit Task Force was assisted at the scene by the sheriff's office highway patrol.

Contact WNBF News reporter Bob Joseph: bob@wnbf.com

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