Montauk motel room raid leads to 3 arrests, police say
A raid on an East End motel room resulted in the arrest of three men and the seizure of anabolic steroids, Oxycodone and marijuana early Tuesday, East Hampton Town police said. Arrested were Hector J. Ventura, 28, left, Eliud S. Pizarro, 42, center, and Julio Moise Hinojosa, 27, all of Montauk. Credit: East Hampton Town Police Department
A raid on an East End motel room resulted in the arrest of three men and the seizure of anabolic steroids, Oxycodone and marijuana early Tuesday, East Hampton Town police said.
Arrested were Hector J. Ventura, 28, Eliud S. Pizarro, 42, and Julio Moise Hinojosa, 27, all of Montauk. Each was charged with two counts of seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and one count of unlawful possession of marijuana.
All three face arraignment Tuesday in East Hampton Town Justice Court, police said.
Police said the arrests followed the execution of a search warrant at the Malibu Motel on South Elmwood Avenue.
The raid took place just after 6 a.m.
Police said the arrests were part of an ongoing investigation and that anyone with information about the suspects or any other related crime should call them at 631-537-7575.All calls will remain confidential.
John Valenti, a reporter at Newsday since 1981, has been honored nationally by the Associated Press and Society of the Silurians for investigative, enterprise and breaking news reporting, as well as column writing, and is the author of “Swee'pea,” a book about former New York playground basketball star Lloyd Daniels. Valenti is featured in the Emmy Award-winning ESPN 30-for-30 film “Big Shot.”
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