Man Caught With Cocaine in Montauk: Police

EAST HAMPTON, NY — A Montauk man was cuffed after police caught him with a quantity of cocaine in his car, police said.

According to East Hampton Town Police, Alimdzhan D. Angeles-Abreu, 37, was arrested on Friday at 9:43 p.m. on Montauk Highway in Montauk and charged with one count of third degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a felony, one count of third degree criminal possession of a controlled substance with intent to sell, a felony, and one count of second degree criminal use of drug paraphernalia, a misdemeanor.

Angeles-Abreu was arraigned in East Hampton Town Justice Court and was remanded to the Suffolk County Correctional Facility after failing to post bail, police said.

The investigation is ongoing and anyone with information is asked to call the East Hampton Town Police Department at 631-537-7575. All calls will be kept confidential.