Washington Square Man Arrested On Drug Sales

by Judy Silberstein

(June 18, 2008) Pablo Pantajo, 34, of 2 Washington Square in Town of Mamaroneck, was arrested by Westchester County police on Tuesday, June 17 and charged with 6 counts of selling and another 6 counts of possessing controlled substances that included crack and powder cocaine, Ecstasy and marijuana. He was also charged with possession of a weapon.

According to Lt. James Luciano, commander of the Westchester County Police Narcotics Unit, Mr. Pantajo had been under investigation for over 6 months. Police had information that Mr. Pantajo was selling drugs locally. “We knew him from past investigations,” said Lt. Luciano. “We suspected he was storing narcotics there [2 Washington Square, apartment I].” He was observed selling drugs to a variety of customers in Mamaroneck Town, Port Chester and other communities along the Sound Shore.

The Westchester police obtained a search warrant for the apartment, and when they observed Mr. Panajo leaving and driving off, they stopped and arrested him. He had cocaine, Ecstasy and marijuana with him, and a subsequent search of the apartment uncovered additional drugs, a loaded .40 caliber handgun and over $6000 in cash.
According to Lt. Luciano, Mr. Pantajo had five prior arrests going back to 1994. He served a 5-year probation term after a felony conviction for drug possession in 2002.

Mr. Pantajo had lived in other Westchester communities, including Port Chester, Larchmont and Rye, before taking the Mamaroneck Town apartment. If convicted on the current charges, he faces a maximum of 15 years in prison.

“We’ve been tracking Mr. Pantajo for a long time - our investigators put a lot of hard work into this arrest, “ said Lt. Luciano. “And we’re very happy to remove another hand gun from the streets of Westchester.”

Mr. Pantajo was arraigned in Mamaroneck Town Court on Tuesday evening and is scheduled for another court appearance on Monday, June 23.

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