Police: Pair Sold Heroin, Crack to Undercover Cop in Massapequa

Two Suffolk men sold drugs to an undercover cop in a Massapequa parking lot Wednesday night, according to Nassau County Police.

At 9:15 p.m., an undercover detective met with Joshua Moore, 24, of Central Islip, and Edward Brooks, 57, of Brentwood, outside Pathmark, located at 941 Carmans Road, cops said.

After Moore and Brooks sold the detective heroin and crack cocaine, other officers approached to take them into custody, cops said. The duo ran from the scene but were captured after a short foot pursuit, police said.

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Detectives conducted the undercover sting with the DEA LIDO Group D-13 and Narcotics Vice Bureau as part of the Long Island Heroin Initiative.

Moore and Brooks were each charged with two counts of third-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance and two counts of third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance. They will be arraigned Thursday at First District Court in Hempstead.

Photo: Joshua Moore and Edward Brooks. Credit: NCPD

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