Crime & Safety
Xanax And A Glock: Troopers Make Weapon and Drugs Arrest
The arrest of a Greenwood man in Bedford on Friday was the result of a traffic stop on I-684, just after 7 p.m.
BEDFORD, NY — A traffic stop on I-684 led to a cache of illegal prescription drugs and an illegal gun, according to state troopers.
On Friday, at approximately 7 p.m., troopers pulled over a 2008 Hyundai Elantra on Interstate 684. The driver, identified as Andrew Mancuso from Greenwood, was in possession of approximately 4 grams of alprazolam and a Glock 43 9mm handgun, according to authorities.
New York State Police from the Somers barracks arrested Mancuso. The 31-year-old is now facing charges, including felony criminal possession of a weapon, criminal possession of a controlled substance and unlawful possession of a large capacity ammunition feeding device.
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Mancuso was arraigned before the town of North Castle Court and remanded to the Westchester County Jail in lieu of $10,000 cash bail or $10,000 bond.
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