N.Y. Penal Law § 220.21: Criminal possession of a controlled substance in the first degree

§ 220.21 Criminal possession of a controlled substance in the first

degree.

A person is guilty of criminal possession of a controlled substance in

the first degree when he or she knowingly and unlawfully possesses:

1. one or more preparations, compounds, mixtures or substances

containing a narcotic drug and said preparations, compounds, mixtures or

substances are of an aggregate weight of eight ounces or more; or

2. methadone and said methadone weighs five thousand seven hundred

sixty milligrams or more.

Criminal possession of a controlled substance in the first degree is a

class A-I felony.