Tens of Thousands of Dollars Worth of Illegal Drugs Seized From Suffolk County Home: Police

SOUND BEACH, NY - The Suffolk County Police Department's ongoing crackdown on drug dealing took officers to a Sound Beach home Saturday morning where tens of thousands of dollars worth of drugs were seized and a 25-year-old man was hit with numerous felony charges, police said.

Police executed a search warrant at a home located at 485 North Country Road around 6 a.m. Saturday after the department received an anonymous tip to its new 24/7 drug activity hotline (631-852-NARC), police said.

Here's what officers found inside, according to police:

• 100 grams of heroin
• 210 grams of cocaine
• 748 grams of MDMA (Molly)
• 1,190 grams of marijuana
• a 9mm semi-automatic handgun with ammunition
• about $26,000 in cash
• drug paraphernalia

Two young children were also present inside the home, police said.

Robert Trent, a resident of the home, was arrested and charged with two counts of second degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, two counts of third degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, third degree criminal possession of a weapon, third degree criminal possession of marijuana and two counts of endangering the welfare of a child.

He was arraigned on Sunday at First District Court in Central Islip. Judge Anthony Senft ordered Trent held on $75,000 bail or $150,000 bond. Trent is due back in court on Thursday.

Trent's arrest came just a day after police executed a search warrant at a Patchogue home and arrested a 19-year-old man for allegedly dealing drugs less than 250 feet from an elementary school.

SCPD's narcotics hotline has been inundated with calls from residents since it launched in March, according to Suffolk County Police Commissioner Tim Sini.

At a press conference Monday to discuss Trent's arrest, Sini, who has been aggressive in publicizing the department's crime fighting efforts since being appointed commissioner in February, said: "We will not tolerate drug dealing in Suffolk County. The police department will continue making arrests. We will seize the narcotics, we will seize the weapons and will keep the pressure on."