Cedarhurst man arrested on drug charges

More than 1,200 pills, marijuana and two guns found

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Police arrested Brian P. Napolitano, 19, of Livingston Place, in Cedarhurst at 5:20 p.m. on June 20, for having 100 pills believed to be Alprazolam (Xanex) that he was allegedly going to sell, and a dozen white pills believed to be Alprazolam and Benzodiazepine were also in his possession.

After a subsequent investigation, police also found 1,075 Xanax pills, 1.5 pounds of marijuana, 26 concentrated cannibus, a loaded .22 caliber gun, and an unloaded 9 mm handgun.

Napolitano was charged with five counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance, one count of criminal sale of a controlled substance, criminal possession of marijuana and two counts of criminal possession of a firearm. He was arraigned at First District Court in Hempstead on also on June 21.