Politics & Government
Police: Prescription Pill Leads to Drug Arrest
The following arrest information was provided by the White Plains Police Department, it does not indicate a conviction.
A White Plains man faces a misdemeanor charge after police say he was caught with an unauthorized prescription pill.
Philip Quiroz, 22, of 5 George St., was charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance in the 7th degree, a misdemeanor.
According to police, Quiroz and another man were in a vehicle parked near the intersection of Sterling Ave. and Orchard Pkwy on Nov. 2. Police went to check on the vehicle and smelled marijuana, according to an arrest report.
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The second man, a 22-year-old from White Plains, admitted the marijuana belonged to him, police say. That man was charged with unlawful possession of marijuana, a violation.
Police say they also found a prescription pill in the vehicle. Quiroz told police the pill belonged to him and that he did not have a prescription, according to an arrest report.
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Quiroz was charged at police headquarters and later released on $100 bail.
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