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.

An alleged drug dealer from Queens is facing charges after police said he was busted with crystalized methamphetamine in Merrick.
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Michael Mashburn

11/02/2022 4:10 p.m.

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 criminal sale of a controlled substance, two counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance, and tampering with physical evidence.

He was scheduled to be arraigned at First District Court in Hempstead on Wednesday, Nov. 2.

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