Crime & Safety
Man Called Business To Find His Lost Drugs: Nassau PD
Police say the man lost cocaine at a medical facility, and called them to see if they could find it for him.
EAST GARDEN CITY, NY — A Franklin Square man was arrested Thursday morning after Nassau County police say he called a medical facility he was at earlier in the day to see if they could find his lost drugs.
According to police, Jose Espinosa, 40, of Benris Avenue, was at a medical facility in East Garden City Thursday morning. When he returned home, police say he realized he lost a package of cocaine. Espinosa called the facility and described the package, police said. An employee located it and called police.
Espinosa was arrested around 10 a.m. without incident.
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He is charged with two counts of third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance. He is scheduled to be arraigned later today.
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