$200K Worth Of Fentanyl, Handgun Found In Drug Dealer's Home: PD

BRENTWOOD, NY — A 27-year-old man was arrested and charged on Monday for dealing fentanyl throughout Suffolk County, Suffolk County Police said.

Leury Rodriguez, aka ‘Primo’, of Brentwood, was charged with first-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance; three counts of second-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance; two counts of third-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance; two counts of first-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance; two counts of third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance; criminal possession of a firearm, third-degree criminal possession of a weapon; and four counts of criminal use drug paraphernalia, police said.

Following a four-month long investigation, detectives from the narcotics section, with assistance from Third Precinct officers, arrested Rodriguez, after he conducted a drug deal in Islandia on Monday, police said. Police said he was found in possession of more than a quarter kilogram of fentanyl.

Later that day, detectives executed a search warrant at Rodriguez’s residence and seized about two kilograms of fentanyl, which has an estimated street value of $220,000, a loaded 9mm handgun without a serial number, four hydraulic kilo presses, a money counter, three high-capacity magazines and drug paraphernalia, police said.

Rodriguez was arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip on Tuesday and is due back in court on Thursday, police said.