Crime & Safety
Cops Nab Three For Felony Possession of 'Party' Drug
After a traffic stop, town cops seize ecstasy on Labor Day weekend
Editor's note: One person's name was removed from this report because his or her charges were dismissed.
Three men were arrested in Hampton Bays on Sept. 2 on felony and misdemeanor drug possession charges.
Police say Blake Abbondandolo 26, and Brian Diaz, 27, both of Huntington, and [Name Removed], 27, of Brooklyn, were found to be in possession of a quantity of ecstasy pills after the vehicle they were traveling in was pulled over on Dune Road at 6:22 p.m.
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officers say they observed Abbondandolo, Diaz and [Name Removed] "acting in a suspicious manner" and during an investigation, cops said they noticed the passengers attempting to hide an item in the car's gas cap, which turned out, police aid, to be a quantity of the drug ecstasy.
All three men were charged with one count each of criminal possession of a controlled substance fifth degree, a D felony and criminal possession of a controlled substance seventh degree, a misdemeanor.
