Candace Moran, 19, of Crest Drive, Yorktown Heights, is charged with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and criminal possession of a hypodermic instrument, police said.
During a routine patrol at 9 p.m. Saturday in the Lake Secor section of Mahopac, narcotics enforcement deputies saw what they considered suspicious activity in a parked car, police said. They found the woman inside the car with heroin, police said.
She was released pending a court date in Carmel, police said. Both misdemeanor charges carry a punishment of up to a year in jail and a fine of up to $1,000, if found guilty, police said.
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