Mineola Man Possessed Cocaine, Alprazolam Pills: Police

Photo: (l-r) Eduardo F. Correia, Gage R. Doughty and Vincent L. Scarimbolo

A Mineola man faces drug possession charges after an officer first observed him and two other men smoking marijuana in Bethpage on Wednesday morning, police say.

According to authorities, officers saw three men inside a 2010 Ford smoking marijuana while parked in a 7-Eleven parking lot, located at 1 Farmedge Road, at 12:35 a.m.

An investigation revealed the driver of the vehicle, identified as 20-year-old Eduardo F. Correia, was in possession of a metal grinder, a small clear bag containing cocaine and five Alprazolam pills, police say.

Officers say they also observed a passenger, identified 21-year-old Bethpage resident Gage R. Doughty, place a glass pipe containing marijuana into the center console. The rear passenger, 19-year-old Old Bethpage resident Vincent Scarimbolo, was found to be in possession of a small container of liquid marijuana, police say.

All three men were placed under arrest without incident.

Correia was charged with fifth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, fifth-degree criminal possession of marijuana and three counts of unlawful possession of marijuana. He will be arraigned Wednesday at First District Court in Hempstead.

Scarimbolo was charged with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and criminal possession of marijuana. Doughty was charged with two counts of criminal possession of marijuana. They were both released on a desk appearance ticket to appear at First District Court in Hempstead on May 9.

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