Long Beach Woman Charged with Intent to Sell Assorted Drugs

LONG BEACH, NY -- A woman in this New York town was charged with cocaine, marijuana and prescription drug possession with intent to deal the narcotics Thursday evening. 

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According to Long Beach Police Department, Detective Lt. Stefan Chernaski and other detectives executed a search warrant for the Shore Road apartment of Susan Garcia, a self-employed dog walker and house cleaner, and recovered more than a half-ounce of cocaine, two scales and packaging materials commonly used for drug sales along with drug records at about 11:20 p.m. on May 23. 

Police also recovered more than eight ounces of marijuana packaged in a manner consistent with intent to sell, as well as an assortment of illegally controlled prescription pills. An amount of $20,484 in cash was seized for forfeiture. 

Det. Michael Bulik of the LBPD Narcotics Task Force arrested Garcia at the scene without incident and charged her with third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance with intent to sell, third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance of a half ounce or more, and third-degree criminal possession of marijuana of more than eight ounces. 
  
Garcia was arraigned at Long Beach City Court on May 24 and released on $5,000 bond. She is scheduled to appear in Nassau County Court on June 6. 

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