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Queens man arrested in Valley Stream for allegedly selling illegal drugs

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A Queens man  was arrested in connection with the fatal overdose of a Nassau County resident after an investigation by Nassau County police

Derrick Perry, 48, was taken into custody in Valley Stream on Feb. 8 at 5:40 p.m., where he was allegedly discovered harboring a stash  of illegal drugs including four pills of Acetaminophen and Oxycodone and eight pills of Alprazolam.

He is charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance, criminal sale of a controlled substance and tampering with physical evidence. 

Perry was arraigned on Feb. 9 at First District Court in Hempstead. He is due back in court on Feb. 24.