NEW BERLIN – Before dawn Wednesday, a joint police force stormed a two-story home in the Village of New Berlin and arrested seven people for drug-related charges, seizing cash, weapons, marijuana and heroin.

The investigation was initiated by the Town of New Berlin Police Department, which worked closely with the New York State Police Community Narcotics Enforcement Team (CNET). The investigation and the early morning tactical raid also included assistance from the Chenango County Sheriff’s Office and the City of Norwich Police Department.

Police served a “no-knock” search warrant at around 5:50 a.m., at 43 North Main St.

New Berlin officer-in-charge Sgt. Dominick Commesso said the residence had been a “previous location of interest” for police and Wednesday’s bust was the result of a six-month-long investigation.

Police charged seven people with a number of crimes, including two of them with felonies. All the defendants were arraigned in Town of New Berlin Court before Justice Joseph Brillinger and remanded to the Chenango County Correctional Facility in lieu of cash bail.

• Adam Daring, 24, of 43 North Main St. and Courtney L. Champlin, 21, of New Berlin, were both charged with third and fifth degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, class B and D felonies respectively. They were also charged with first-degree criminal nuisance a class D felony, fourth degree criminal possession of a weapon and unlawful growing of cannabis.

Daring was remanded on $5,000 cash bail and Champlin on $2,000 bail.

The remaining five were charged with misdemeanors and all were remanded to the county jail on bail amounts ranging from $1,000 to $500.