Frederic Stephens traveled almost daily between Westbury and Suffolk to sell cocaine to both users and dealers

Frederic Stephens, who has addresses in Westbury and East Hampton, bought the drugs in Nassau and sold them on the East End.
Police have evidence that Stephens traveled almost daily between Westbury and Suffolk to sell cocaine to both users and dealers, Clifford said. Investigators have so far recovered less than 4 ounces of crack and powder cocaine, split into dozens of separate packages, Clifford said. Clifford said the foil-wrapped packages were discovered in some brush behind homes on Springs Fireplace Road and in other wooded areas in East Hampton.Stephens, 42, was arrested Sept. 5 and charged with three counts of criminal sale of a controlled substance. He pleaded not guilty that day in East Hampton Town Justice Court. Judge Catherine A. Cahill ordered him held without bail.Stephens' lawyer, Élan Markewitz, of Riverhead, declined to comment.Clifford said the investigation was conducted by the East End Drug Task Force, which included investigators from the district attorney's office, State Police, and Suffolk County Sheriff's Department, along with investigators from several East End villages and towns.