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Arrest In Connection To Drug Overdose Of Massapequa Resident: Police

Daniel Garcia was placed in custody on Saturday night, police said.

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A Wyandanch man was arrested in connection to a fatal overdose last week in Massapequa, police said.
A Wyandanch man was arrested in connection to a fatal overdose last week in Massapequa, police said. (Shutterstock)

MASSAPEQUA, NY — A man was arrested over the weekend in connection to a non-fatal overdose last week in Massapequa.

Daniel Garcia, 27, of Wyandanch, was charged Saturday evening, Nassau police said.

Subsequent to the arrest, detectives recovered 2 clear plastic bags containing a white powdery substance believed to be cocaine and 10 blue oxycodone pills believed to contain fentanyl.

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Garcia is charged with criminal sale of a controlled substance and criminal possession of a controlled substance. He was expected to be arraigned on Sunday.

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