Crime & Safety
Farmingville Man Charged With Drug, Gun Possession: Suffolk PD
He was found with crack cocaine and a loaded gun at a location on Terryville Road in Nesconset on Thursday, police said.
FARMINGVILLE, NY — A Farmingville man was caught Thursday afternoon with crack cocaine that he intended to sell and a loaded gun inside a 2011 Lincoln at a Nesconset location, Suffolk police said.
Alex Orama, 36, was arrested on Terryville Road just before 2 p.m., and he was charged with second-and third-degree criminal possession of a weapon, as well as third, fifth, and seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, police said. Orama has a previous conviction for weapon possession, according to police.
Police did not release any further information about his arrest.
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It appears that Orama has not posted bail, according to online state court records. At the time of his arrest, he had been released after posting bail —a $50,000 bond or $25,000 cash — that was related to felony driving while intoxicated, weapon possession, and reckless endagerment charges following an indictmemt in August, online state court records show.
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