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1,000 Gallons Of Date Rape Drug Found During Raid On Ronkonkoma Business, DA Says
Among the trove of illegal drugs and cash that were allegedly confiscated from a Long Island business was over one thousand gallons of a liquid commonly known as the “date rape drug,” prosecutors allege.
Matthew Leshinsky, age 23, of Levittown, was indicted on over a dozen drug charges in Suffolk County Court on Monday, July 3, following a raid on his business, Quantitative Laboratories, in Ronkonkoma.
It came nearly a month after Suffolk County Police officers were called to the facility on Pond Road at around 3:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 7, with reports of a burglary.
Earlier Report: D…
Man Found With Crystal Meth During Narcotics Investigation In Merrick, Police Say
An alleged drug dealer is facing charges after police said he was busted with illegal drugs during a narcotics investigation on Long Island.
Aristos Reglas, age 44, of East Elmhurst, Queens, was arrested on drug charges by Nassau County Police Tuesday, Nov. 1, in Merrick.
Detectives with the department’s Narcotics/Vice Squad found Reglas in possession of a glass pipe containing a substance believed to be crystalized methamphetamine, police said.
Investigators subsequently found an additional amount of the drug, according to police.
Reglas is now facing multiple charges, including cr…
Man Busted With Crystal Meth, Hundreds In Cash At Massapequa Home, Police Say
A Long Island man is facing charges after police allegedly found illegal drugs and hundreds of dollars in cash inside his home.
Charles Whittlesey, age 61, of Massapequa, was arrested Monday, Oct. 24, following an investigation by the Nassau County Police Department’s Narcotics/Vice bureau.
Detectives executed a search warrant on his Massapequa home, located on Euclid Avenue, where they reportedly found a clear plastic bag containing a clear, rocky substance believed to be crystal methamphetamine.
They also recovered two Sig Sauer 9mm 15 round magazines, numerous clear plastic bags, a di…
Detectives Seize 2,750 Folds Heroin, Cocaine, Gun, $8K In Lakewood Drug Bust
A 21-year-old man from Lakewood has been charged with numerous drug and weapons offenses, authorities said.
Dayewon Crockam is accused of storing and selling illegal drugs, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer.
On Friday, Sept. 16, detectives made a warranted search on Crockam’s Lakewood residence. During the course of the investigation, detectives determined that Crockam would frequent a neighboring residence;
Detectives were able to secure the consent of the neighbor to search that residence. As a result of the searches of both residences, detectives seized…
Drug Bust: 16+ Pounds Of Pot, LSD, 'Ghost Guns' Seized From Charles County Duo
A veritable pharmacy of illegal narcotics was seized from a pair of alleged drug distributors in Maryland, who were also found to be in possession of multiple illegal “ghost guns,” an AR-15 rifle, and cash, authorities announced.
Waldorf resident Michael David Griffith, Jr., 20, and White Plains resident Nicole Ann Brown, 21, are facing a host of drug and weapon charges following their arrests amid an ongoing investigation into drug dealing, the Charles County Sheriff said on Tuesday, July 12.
Officials said that on Friday, July 8, members of the Charles County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics En…
Poughkeepsie Man, Woman Accused Of Dealing Heroin, Fentanyl, Crack
A duo from the Hudson Valley is facing serious charges after they were allegedly caught with hardcore drugs.
Ronald Bernard, age 62, and Sandra Fleming, age 66, both of the City of Poughkeepsie, were arrested after the Dutchess County Drug Task Force found them with large amounts of heroin, cocaine, and fentanyl, according to the sheriff’s office.
Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that can prove fatal in small doses and is increasingly found in illegal drugs like heroin.
Bernard and Fleming were each charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance with intent to sell, a felony…
10 Busted, 1,194 Heroin Folds, Loaded Gun, $4,500 Drug Cash Seized At Notorious Paterson Corner
It's one of Paterson's most notorious street corners, where both criminals and innocents have been shot, wounded and killed.
It's often an open-air drug market where young dealers sell to middle-aged users from the Silk City and beyond.
In one fell swoop, city detectives seized 1,194 heroin folds, a loaded 9mm Taurus G2C handgun with a defaced serial number and a high-capacity magazine and $4,491 in proceeds while rounding up 10 people on either side of the illegal commerce at the corner of Carroll and Governor streets.
The accused slingers outside the Carroll Street apartments were…
Paterson PD: 1,647 Painkillers, Gun, $112G Seized From Mom Once Tied To Thc-laced Kids' Cereal
A Paterson woman who was once charged with lacing children’s cereal with THC was busted with 1,647 illegal painkillers, a loaded gun and $112,788 in drug cash, authorities said.
City narcotics detectives watched as drugs were sold from a second-floor apartment on Butler Street near River Street in the city’s north end, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said.
Armed with warrants, they search the home and a 2021 Lexus NX3 owned by Connie Rivera, 51, he said.
Police were familiar with Rivera, who was arrested with her son in Haledon in 2019 and charged with carrying dozens of bags of chil…
Drug Bust In Central PA Yields $6,000 In Crack Cocaine, Marijuana, Guns, Arrests: Police
Two men were arrested and over $6,000 worth of illegal drugs and guns were seized in a warranted search of a central Pennsylvania home on Thursday morning, according to a release by police.
Steelton Borough Police, assisted by the Dauphin County Drug Task Force and the Dauphin County Crisis Response Team, warranted search of a residence in the 300 block of South 4th Street on Thursday morning, according the release.
Officers recovered over $6,000 in crack cocaine, along with marijuana, a handgun, and an assault rifle, as stated in the release.
Richard Blazevic Jr. …
Hudson Valley Man, Son Of County Executive In Region, Charged With Impersonating Police Officer
A Hudson Valley man who had a veritable arsenal in his car when he was stopped by police is facing charges following his arrest for impersonating a police officer in Florida, authorities announced.
Rockland County resident James J. Tedesco IV, age 43, of Nanuet, was busted with police uniforms, assault rifles, and other military equipment when he was stopped shortly after 4:30 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 22 on Route 95 in Vero Beach, the Indian River County Sheriff’s Office said.
At the time he was stopped, Tedesco was in possession of:
NYPD jacket;
DEA hat;
Two AR-15s;
1,139 rounds of ammo;
A …
Pair Charged With Supplying Drugs That Killed Jersey Shore Woman, Prosecutor Says
Two men from Monmouth County have been arrested for allegedly supplying a 35-year-old woman with a fatal dose of illegal drugs, authorities said.
Terrance R. Rose, 38, of Freehold Borough and Reginald A. Simeus, 42, of Howell both were charged with first-degree strict liability for a drug-induced death, Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey said Thursday.
On Nov. 17, 2020, Howell Township police responded to a residence on a report of a possible drug overdose, Linskey said.
Police found Katherine Hughes, 35, of Howell who was pronounced dead at the scene, the prosecutor said.
A joint in…
Fair Lawn Husband Charged In Case Of 2-Year-Old Who Swallowed Drugs
A Fair Lawn man was jailed after a 2-year-old child swallowed illegal drugs at an apartment he shares with the toddler’s mother, authorities said Thursday.
Authorities had already charged his wife, Mariel DeVargas, 23, of Langan Court, before arresting Ramon Vargas, 48, on child endangerment charges.
It began when the then-unresponsive child was brought to Hackensack University Medical Center on Aug. 26, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said.
“Upon medical evaluation, it was determined that the child tested positive for the ingestion of illegal controlled dangerous substances,” Musell…
