Port Jefferson Station Man Nabbed With Drugs, Gun During Search

A Long Island man was allegedly caught with a gun and during following an early-morning warrant search.

A Port Jefferson Station man was allegedly nabbed with a loaded gun and drugs during a warrants search.
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02/23/2023 12:00 p.m.

Nicholas Cox, age 32, of Port Jefferson Station, was arrested around 8 a.m., Wednesday, Feb 23 during the execution of a search at his apartment by Suffolk County Police detectives.

During the search detectives found Cox to be in possession of a loaded .25 caliber Lorcin semi-automatic handgun with an extra magazine along with approximately 50 grams of cocaine and fentanyl, and drug packaging materials, police said.

Cox was charged with:

Criminal possession of a weapon
Three counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance
Two counts of criminally using drug paraphernalia

He is scheduled to be arraigned on Thursday, Feb. 23.

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