Man arrested after link to deadly drug overdose on Long Island

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Thursday, August 23, 2018
Man arrested for direct link to fatal overdose on Long Island
The suspect is identified as Anthony Legette.

EAST PATCHOGUE, Suffolk County (WABC) -- A suspected Suffolk County drug dealer is under arrest after he was linked to a deadly overdose.

Suffolk County police charged 28-year-old Anthony Legette of East Patchogue with selling drugs that contained fentanyl.

Investigators believe the drugs are behind the deadly heroin overdose of a person in Massapequa on Monday night.

He's charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance and criminal sale of a controlled substance.

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