Police: Man Arrested For Possession of Cocaine in Riverhead

An Orient man was arrested for drug possession in Riverhead on Friday night, according to Southold Town Police.

Petros Panagopoulos, 20, was driving a 2000 Jeep eastbound on Champlin Place and was stopped for failing to stop at a stop sign, police said.

Police found he was in possession of cocaine, according to police.

He was arrested for criminal possession of a controlled substance, transported to Southold Town Police Headquarters and released on bail, police said.