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Long Island Man Busted With Drugs During Traffic Stop, Police Say
A Long Island man has been arrested for alleged possession of a controlled substance during a traffic stop.
Ralik Shaheem Petty, age 24, of Hempstead, was arrested on Wednesday, Feb. 3, during a traffic stop in East Meadow, said the Nassau County Police.
Petty was busted around 3 p.m., when detectives, working as part of Operation Natalie, Nassau County’s War Against Opioids, spotted a white 2021 BMW traveling south on East Meadow Avenue. The vehicle had no front bumper or front license plate, police said.
During the stop, officers detected a strong odor of marijua…