Crime & Safety

Oyster Bay Cocaine Bust

Oyster Bay man arrested late Saturday on drug possession charges.

Nassau County Police vice detectives conducting a covert investigation late Saturday arrested an Oyster Bay man on drug possession charges.

Police say Manuel Perez, 35, of Maxwell Avenue, was apprehended nearby at about 11 p.m. in possession of a quantity of cocaine, described as a small clear Ziploc bag.

Perez has been charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance in the seventh degree. He will be arraigned Sunday at First District Court in Hempstead. 

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