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Police: Peekskill Woman Charged In Sales Of Heroin

PEEKSKILL, N.Y. -- A 56-year-old Peekskill woman was arrested on drug charges after she was accused of selling heroin to an undercover officer, police said. 

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Lena Buckner was charged with two counts of third degree criminal sale of a controlled substance and two counts of third degree criminal possession of a controlled substance on Friday, Feb. 21. 

Detectives Anthony Malfitano and Joe McGann arrested Buckner when they observed her on the 900 block of Main Street in Peekskill, according to a report.

"Ms. Buckner is accused of selling heroin to an undercover police officer several times during the summer of 2013," police said in the report.

Buckner’s arrest was the culmination of a joint investigation conducted by the Peekskill Police Department’s and Westchester County Police Department’s Narcotics units, according to the report. 

Buckner was held at Westchester County Jail pending a future court appearance.

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