Man Found With 71 Bags of Cocaine, 107 Bags of Heroin in Car: Police

FLORAL PARK, NY - A Queens man was arrested for possessing and selling "large amounts" of heroin in Floral Park on Thursday evening, according to Nassau Police.

Tyuan S. Parham, 36, was under investigation for possessing and selling drugs in Queens on several days in March, police said.

On March 31, members of the Nassau/Suffolk Heroin Task Force and members of the Bureau of Special Operations saw Parham driving a white 1998 Lexus in Floral Park and stopped him, police said.

Parham, who police said is known for selling narcotics to Nassau County residents, was placed into police custody without incident. 

Police found 71 zip lock bags containing a substance believed to be cocaine and 107 glassine bags of a brown / tan substance believed to be heroin in his car, police said.

There were no injuries reported.

Parham is charged with nine counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance, police said.