SUFFOLK COUNTY, NY – In an announcement, Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney reported the indictment of Anthony Trimboli, 34, of Bayport, for allegedly distributing deadly fentanyl-laced pills.
One such pill caused the death of a 40-year-old woman. Additionally, Matthew Familia, 40, also from Bayport and purported to be Trimboli’s supplier, was indicted for possessing a collection of counterfeit drugs, ammo feeders, and an unregistered assault weapon.
The investigation disclosed that on January 31, Trimboli allegedly sold counterfeit oxycodone pills containing fentanyl to a 33-year-old man from his Bayport residence, which resulted in an immediate overdose.
The victim survived but now suffers from lasting physical impairment. Another victim, a 40-year-old Centereach woman, overdosed after consuming counterfeit pills reportedly sold by Trimboli on February 4. She passed away at Stony Brook University Hospital.
Investigations by the Suffolk County Police Department’s Narcotics Section led to multiple undercover purchases of counterfeit pills containing harmful substances. A later search of the shared residence of Trimboli and Familia on July 27, revealed various illicit materials and weapons.