Cops: Mattituck couple face drug charges

A couple from Mattituck face drug charges after Southold Town police said they found drugs, scales and packaging material in their Wavecrest Avenue home Saturday.

Police in a news release Monday said they executed a search warrant about 5 p.m. Sunday at the residence of Adam Huhn, 36, and Britni Zielinski, 28.

Officers recovered methamphetamine, marijuana, scales and packaging materials, police said.

The search warrant was a result of a joint investigation that also included Southampton Town Police and the Suffolk County district attorney's East End Drug Force.

The two are considered small-time drug dealers, but their arrests in Southold stemmed from a theft investigation in Southampton, said Southold Det. Sgt. John Sinning.

Southampton police traced stolen goods to the pair's home, and after authorities got a search warrant, police from both towns found stolen items and drugs, the sergeant said.

Each is charged with two counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance, two counts of criminally using drug paraphernalia and one count of unlawful possession of marijuana.

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Both were arraigned Monday at Southold Town Justice Court. Huhn was held pending bail of $5,000 cash or $25,000 bond, while Zielinski, who has a criminal record in Florida, was held on bail of $25,000 cash or $125,000 bond.

Huhn and Zielinski also were charged with grand larceny in the Southampton case, Sinning said.