MALONE – Massena resident Raymond Provost was among 13 people arrested on felony charges of drug sale and possession, as multiple police agencies executed arrest warrants in northern Franklin County early today, according to state police.

Members of the New York State Police, Malone Village Police, Tupper Lake Village Police, Saranac Lake Village Police, United States Border Patrol, Franklin County Narcotics/Border Task Force Investigators, New York State Parole, and the Franklin County Sheriff's Office executed the warrants.

State police have listed the following people as being arrested, and have been charged as follows:

• ROBERT M. DRESSER, 42, of Malone

Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance (CSCS) 4th degree - class C felony

Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance (CPCS) 5th degree - class D felony

• AMY L. BOWER, 20, Malone

CSCS 4th degree - class C felony

CPCS 5th degree - class D felony

• WILLIAM L. THOMAS, 44, Malone

CSCS 4th degree - class C felony

CPCS 5th degree - class D felony

• RAYMOND J. CARD, 40, Malone

CSCS 3rd degree - class B felony

CSCS 4th degeee - class C felony

CPCS 5th degree - class D felony

CPCS 3rd degree - class B felony

• SHAWN M. DUSTIN, 21, of Malone

CSCS 3rd degree - class B felony

CPCS 3rd degree - class B felony

• ERIC GRACE, 27, Burke

CSCS 3rd degree - class B felony

CPCS 3rd degree - class B felony

• LISA ALLEN-GORDON, 40, Malone

CSCS 5th degree - class D felony

CPCS 5th degree - class D felony

• ADRIAN G. SAVIOR, 49, Malone

CSCS 3rd degree - class B felony

CPCS 3rd degree - class B felony

• JUSTIN M. LORD, 22, Constable

CSCS 4th degree - class C felony

CPCS 5th degree- class D felony

• RAYMOND E. PROVOST, 41, Massena

CSCS 3rd degree - class B felony

CPCS 3rd degree - class B felony

• RANDY S. BASHAW, 43, of Bellmont

CSCS 3rd degree - class B felony

CPCS 3rd - class B felony

• JONATHAN A. BASHAW, 25, Bangor

CSCS 2nd degree - class A II felony

CSCS 3rd degree - class B felony

CPCS 3rd degree - class B felony

• JASON M. KINZER, 34 of Troy

CPCS 3rd degree - class B felony

Unlawful Possession of Marihuana

Violation of Parole.

State police say the arrests are a result of a year-long investigation into the sale and possession of cocaine and prescription narcotics.

The defendants are to be arraigned in the Town of Malone Justice Court today.