Drug Raid Nets 2 Arrests

Briarcliff Manor - Police arrested two men on drug charges and seized more than $8,000 in Ecstasy, heroin, cocaine and Ketamine last night.

Ian Brown, 25, and Dylan Pidgeon, 29, were arrested after Briarcliff and Westchester County police executed a search warrant at Brown's home. County police spokesman said they had seized 370 Ecstasy pills, 19 small bags of heroin, 4 grams of cocaine and 34 grams of Ketamine (also known as "special K") and $2,500 cash.

Brown was charged with second-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a felony, fifth-degree criminal sale of marijuana, a misdemeanor, and other related offenses.

Pidgeon was charged with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and criminal possession of a hypodermic instrument, misdemeanors.

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