STATEN ISLAND: Police allege they seized drugs and an imitation pistol during an early-morning raid in New Brighton.
Officers armed with a search warrant swarmed the apartment of Luis Tejada, 21, on the 200 block of Corson Avenue on July 1 around 4:15 a.m., according to the criminal complaint and police.
In the defendant’s bedroom on top of a dresser, the complaint alleges that police found an unmarked container that held 89 blue pills of oxycodone marked “M30″ and a second container with three yellow pills of oxycodone stamped “230.”
A black, fake pistol was allegedly stored inside the dresser.
The phony gun “can reasonably be perceived to be an actual firearm,” the complaint states.
Tejada, who was arrested during the raid, has been charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance with intent to sell, criminal possession of a controlled substance, criminal use of drug paraphernalia and unlawful possession of an imitation firearm.
He has been released on his own recognizance and is due back in Criminal Court on Aug. 12.
An attorney for the defendant did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
By Staten Island Advance Staff [SILIVE]
