Copiague Deli Shut Down Over 16 Code Violations: Police

COPIAGUE, NY — A Copiague deli was shut down and four people were arrested during a New York State Liquor Authority Inspection Friday night, according to Suffolk police.

Suffolk police officers, state police, officials from the New York State Department of Environmental Protection, the Town of Babylon commissioner and deputy director of public safety, building inspector, ordinance inspector, plumbing inspector and fire marshal all conducted the inspection at Los Tres Amigos deli on 1715 Great Neck Road at 8:16 p.m.

According to police, during the inspection, three men and one woman were charged for the following misdemeanors:

• Pedro Galvan, 70, of Freeport, an owner of the deli, was charged with four counts of ABC Law - allowing consumption of beer on premise and one count of ABC Law - alcohol on disorderly premise/gambling.
• Maria Estevez DeGalvan, 48, of Freeport, an owner of the deli, was charged with possession of a gaming device.
• Rafael A. Guerra, 50, of Copiague, a patron of the deli, was charged with seventh degree criminal possession of a controlled substance.
• Wilder Esquibel, 37, of Copiague, a patron of the deli, was charged with seventh degree criminal possession of a controlled substance.

In addition to the arrests, two patrons — a 42-year-old Amityville man and a 32-year-old Copiague man — were each issued a Town of Babylon ordinance summons for open alcohol, police said.

The Town of Babylon Quality of Life Task Force also issued 16 summonses for combined building, fire, and code violations to the owners, police said. As a result of the violations, the business was condemned and closed.