Westchester County police said they learned that John McCarthy, 26, of Sherman, and Timothy McLean, 19, of Ridgefield, wanted to buy 50 envelopes of heroin in exchange for a .32-caliber handgun.
Police arranged a meeting with the two suspects in a parking area on Route 172 near Interstate 684 in Bedford Wednesday. McLean and McCarthy arrived around 9:45 a.m. and were arrested when police say they saw the two were in possession of a loaded .32-caliber Beretta and two envelopes of heroin, according to a report.
Both McCarthy and McLean were charged with second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, a felony, and seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a misdemeanor.
McCarthy was also charged with unlawful possession of marijuana, a violation. McLean was also charged with possession of a hypodermic instrument, a misdemeanor.
They were arraigned Bedford Town Court Wednesday night and bail was set at $25,000 for McLean and $10,000 for McCarthy.
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