Overdose Leads To Arrest Of Drug Dealer: Police

A Queens man was arrested in Valley Stream Saturday evening after police say that heroin he supplied led to a serious overdose.

Police say they were investigating the source of a heroin overdose of a Nassau County resident, which led them to Steven C. Washington, 32, of 183rd Street, Springfield Gardens. Police say that on Saturday, they found him sitting in a 2015 Honda on Brookfield Road in Valley Stream. He was placed under arrest at the scene without incident.

According to Police, Washington handed over 24 bags of heroin and 13 bags of crack-cocaine.

Washington is charged with third-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance, and third- and seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance. He was arraigned in First District Court in Hempstead on Sunday.

Photo: Nassau County Police Department