Accused drug dealer ‘rolls up’ to Long Island court with super conspicuous hoodie
That’s one way to “roll up” to court.
A not-at-all subtle Long Island restaurant worker accused of selling drugs out of the dining room showed up to court wearing a pot leaf hoodie with the words “Roll Up.”
Super conspicuous Andres Cabrera-Sanchez, 25, was one of a crew of alleged narcotics candymen busted for peddling dope out of Honduran restaurant La Costa Catracha in Brentwood — but his fit was anything but covert at his arraignment in Suffolk County criminal court on Sunday.
Cabrera-Sanchez is also charged with possession of an illegal firearm after a routine liquor compliance restaurant at the eatery turned into a full-blown drug arrest.
Cabrera-Sanchez and six others were arrested when Suffolk County Police, state Liquor Authority investigators and town of Islip fire marshals conducted a surprise inspection at the restaurant under the state Alcoholic Beverage Control Law.
The inspection uncovered a narcotics operation that stretched from the dining room to a nearby Brentwood home, Suffolk officials said.
Restaurant owner Wilmer Mendez-Barrera, 44, was slapped with with tickets for ABC violations while worker Keshawn Matthews, 39 — who was decked out in a phony tactical vest and armed with a n imitation firearm — was written up for being an unlicensed security guard, officials said.
Restaurant patrons Juana Flores, 47, and Maykol Escobar-Rivas, 18, were charged with criminal sale of a controlled substance while a third patron, Christian Palacios-Ruiz, 18, was charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance, officials said.
The probe led to a nearby home in Brentwood where resident Joshua Molina, 27, was taken into custody on drug and endangering the welfare of a child charges.
The Fire Marshal has since deemed La Costa Catracha unsafe for occupancy and shut the business down, hitting the establishment with multiple summonses.
