Derrick Perry, of Jamaica, Queens, was arrested on multiple drug charges in Valley Stream on Wednesday, Feb. 8, according to Nassau County Police.
It followed an investigation by the agency’s Narcotics/Vice Squad into the overdose death of a Nassau County resident. Detectives reportedly found Perry in possession of four pills believed to be acetaminophen and oxycodone hydrochloride, as well as eight pills of alprazolam.
Perry is charged with the following:
- Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance - 3rd degree
- Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance - 3rd degree
- Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance - 5th degree
- Tampering with Physical Evidence
He was scheduled to be arraigned Thursday, Feb. 9, at First District Court in Hempstead.
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