911 burglary call in North Sea leads to 1,000 pounds of marijuana and one arrest
Southampton Town police called to a reported home-invasion burglary in North Sea on 17 September 2026 found a large quantity of marijuana in the house and seized about 1,000 pounds after a search warrant. Antonio M. Velay, 27, of Southampton was arrested and charged with first-degree criminal possession of cannabis, a class D felony; no one had been charged in the burglary.
🇺🇸 North Sea, Southampton, Long Island, New York · New York, United States
Arrested
1
Charged
1
Cannabis
453.592 kg
Injured
1
Agencies
Southampton Town Police Department, Suffolk County District Attorney's Office East End Drug Task Force
Southampton Town police responded to a 911 call at about 1 a.m. on September 17
reporting a home-invasion burglary at a house on West Neck Road in North Sea.[1]Officers found one man inside with a laceration to his head who was
conscious and alert, and the other people at the house had fled before police
arrived.[2]
Detectives observed a large illegal quantity of marijuana in plain sight and
called in the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office East End Drug Task Force
and office investigators to assist.[2]A search warrant turned up
approximately 1,000 pounds (about 453.6 kilograms) of marijuana, which had been
packaged for sale and distribution.[2]The injured occupant was taken to a
local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.[2]
Antonio M. Velay, 27, of Southampton, was arrested and charged with Criminal
Possession of Cannabis in the First Degree, a class D felony, and was held for
arraignment.[2]Newsday reported that police did not confirm whether Velay was
an occupant of the house or involved in the alleged burglary, and that no one
had been charged in the burglary.[3]
Detectives said they were continuing to investigate and asked anyone with
information to contact the Southampton Town Police detective division.[2]
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Packaged marijuana seized from the house on West Neck Road. Photo: Southampton Town Police DepartmentPhoto details
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No court outcome or arraignment result was reported; Velay was held for arraignment at the time of the accounts.
Police did not confirm whether Velay was an occupant of the house or involved in the alleged burglary, and no one had been charged in the burglary.
The weight is an approximate police figure of 1,000 pounds (about 453.6 kilograms); no separate breakdown of the packaged marijuana was published.
Sources differ on the house number: the earliest police release and a Patch report elsewhere name 194 West Neck Road, while 27east, later versions of the release and Patch list 198 West Neck Road.
27east places the house in North Sea; the police release and Patch describe it as in the hamlet of Southampton.
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