Crime & Safety
Fatal Heroin Overdose Leads To Dealer's Arrest: Nassau Police
Police say the heroin was laced with fentanyl, which made it deadly.
An investigation into a fatal heroin overdose lead to the arrest of an alleged drug dealer, Nassau police say.
According to police, Narcotics/Vice Squad detectives were investigating a fatal overdose that happened Monday night in Massapequa. Police say the investigation led to the arrest of Anthony Legette, 28, of Scherger Avenue, East Patchogue, on Aug. 21 in Farmingdale.
Police say that Legette was directly linked to the overdose. The heroin contained fentanyl, police say.
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Legette is charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance and criminal sale of a controlled substance. He was arraigned in First District Court in Hempstead on Aug. 22.
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