No Bail for Alleged MDMA Supplier Pulled Over in New City

It must have been a lot of ecstasy Peter Milshtein was caughtย with this weekend, as he was charged with criminal possessionย of a controlledย substance in the first degree, a Class A-Iย felony, following a routine traffic stop by state police Sunday,ย May 15.

Possession of more than eight ounces of the "love drug" MDMA is treated as a Class A-I felony, the most severe category of criminal offense. Eight ounces of MDMA would be enough to supply approximately 1,500 - 2,000 doses of the drug, which sells from $15 - $50 per dose, according to recent news reports.
Possession of more than eight ounces of the “love drug” MDMA is treated as a Class A-I felony, the most severe category of criminal offense.
Eight ounces of MDMA, the minimum amount required to earn the A-1 felony rap Milshtein was slapped with, would be enough to supply approximately 2,250 doses (100mg) of the drug. Media reports say the drug sells fromย $10 – $40 per dose, soย Milshtein was allegedly in possession of a minimum of $22,500 worth of the drug. Police have not revealed the exact amount of MDMA allegedly found in Milshtein’s possession.

In order to earn a Class A-I felony, the same felony level asย first and second degree murder, a defendant must be in possessionย of over half a pound of a Schedule 1 controlled substance. The cops saidย he was found to be in the possession of the party drugย MDMA, also known as ecstasy or molly.

The 44-year-old New City man was charged by State Policeย with the first degree possession charge, as well as criminalย possession of a controlled substance in the seventh degree (forย xanax pills allegedly found in his possession), unlawful possessionย of marijuana and aggravated unlicensed operation ofย a vehicle.

Police have not revealed the exact amount of MDMA theย defendant allegedly was found with at the traffic stop.ย Milshteinย was arraigned on Sunday in Clarkstown Court and remanded toย Rockland County Jail without bail.

According to the NY penal code, Milshtein’s drug charges are consideredย more serious thanย first degree rape,ย which is a Class B felony, and even worse than predatory sexual assault, which is the rape of a child. ย Rape of a child is classified as a Class A-II felony.

If convicted of the first degree possession charges Milshtein faces 15-25 years in jail.

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