Crime & Safety
Arrest In Connection To Drug Overdose Of Massapequa Resident: Police
Daniel Garcia was placed in custody on Saturday night, police said.
![A Wyandanch man was arrested in connection to a fatal overdose last week in Massapequa, police said.](https://patch.com/img/cdn20/shutterstock/24966732/20231113/021516/styles/patch_image/public/shutterstock-1207849396___13141354989.jpg)
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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