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Man Sold Fake Oxy Pills, Leading To Overdoses, Death On Long Island: DA
A Long Island man was indicted for allegedly selling fake oxycodone pills that contained fentanyl, causing two overdoses and one death, according to authorities.
Anthony Trimboli, age 34 of Bayport, was arraigned on Friday, Aug. 25 on charges relating to the illegal sale of counterfeit pills, the Suffolk County District Attorney announced.
The investigation against Trimboli alleges that on Tuesday, Jan. 31, he sold pills out of his home to a 33-year-old man who thought they were oxycodone pills.
However, they were actually laced with fentanyl, the DA’s Office claimed.
Immediately afte…
Boat Explosion: East Setauket Woman Seriously Injured At Smithtown Bay In Stony Brook
Two people were injured, one seriously, in a boat explosion on Long Island.
It happened Saturday, Aug. 5 at about 6 p.m. in Stony Brook.
A 54-year-old East Setauket man was operating his boat, a 2003 Sea Ray Sundancer, in Smithtown Bay, traveling from Sunken Meadow State Park to Stony Brook Marina, when it stalled, Suffolk County Police said.
An explosion occurred on the boat a short time after it was restarted.
A 53-year-old woman, the wife of the boat operator, and a passenger on the boat, was transported to Stony Brook University Hospital for the treatme…