Crime & Safety
Task Force Arrests Teen with Xanax, $11,000, Marijuana Cigarette
Police are investigating why a teenager had $11,000 cash on him.
Members of he Greenburgh Drug and Alcohol Task Force arrested a 17-year-old Mt. Kisco resident after observing him with a burning marijuana cigarette in Halsey Pond Park, police said.
Th teenager—who is believed to attend school in Irvington—was with two other teens, a 17-year-old girl from Irvington and an 17-year-old boy from Tarrytown when they were approached by police on Feb. 7.
Upon further investigation, officers discovered the teenager with the joint was in possession of $11,219 in cash and un-prescribed Xanax.
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He was formally charged with two criminal counts of criminal possession of marijuana and criminal possession of a controlled substance, the anxiety pills.
Police seized the money and are continuing to investigate this aspect of the case.
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The teenager was released into the custody of his father. He is scheduled to appear in court on Feb. 27.
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