Upstate NY Woman Nabbed for Meth Operation

(Genoa, New York) A 46-year-old local woman, Melissa L. Brady, was arrested Wednesday on drug charges after a traffic stop.

A vehicle search led to the discovery of anhydrous ammonia hidden inside the cab of the pickup truck Brady was driving. A Cayuga County Sheriff's sergeant had to be treated for exposure to ammonia vapors.

Subsequently, a thorough search of Brady's vehicle and home found methamphetamine and methamphetamine manufacturing materials.

Brady was charged with unlawful manufacture of methamphetamine, criminal possession of precursors of methamphetamine, criminal possession of a controlled substance and failure to stop at a stop sign.

Brady was booked into custody at the Cayuga County jail in lieu of $10,000 cash or $20,000 bond.