Crime & Safety
Cops: Levittown Pair Smuggled Painkillers into Prison
Pain medication patches were discovered in greeting cards sent to the county facility in East Meadow, police said.
Two Levittown residents face charges for trying to smuggle painkiller patches into the Nassau County Correctional Facility, according to Nassau County Police.
On June 30, a corrections officer discovered three Fentanyl patches inside two greeting cards addressed to Kyle Whitenack, 28, and another inmate, cops said.
Investigators found that Whitenack instructed Jessie Radice, 28, to mail him the patches, which contain a strong narcotic used to treat pain, police said.
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Radice was arrested in East Meadow Wednesday and arraigned on charges of third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and first-degree promoting prisoner contraband, police said.
Whitenack was charged with first-degree promoting prisoner contraband. He will be arraigned Thursday.
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Images: Jessie Radice (left) and Kyle Whitenack. Credit: NCPD
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