(SUFFOLK COUNTY, N.Y.) – Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney today announced that Nicholas Greaves, 31, of North Amityville, was indicted for Criminal Sale of a Firearm in the First Degree, Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree, and several related charges, for allegedly selling illegal handguns and cocaine to an undercover police officer.
“Our officers put their lives on the line every day to keep these deadly drugs off our streets,” said District Attorney Tierney. “This indictment demonstrates our unwavering commitment to dismantling the flow of illegal guns and drugs in our community.”
According to the investigation, between March 2025 and May 2025, Greaves allegedly made the illegal drug sales on six separate occasions. On each of the separate six occurrences, an undercover officer contacted Greaves and arranged for the sale of cocaine. On each date, Greaves allegedly instructed the undercover to meet him at a location in Central Islip or Bay Shore. After the officer arrived, Greaves allegedly sold the officer a quantity of cocaine. In April 2025, the undercover inquired about purchasing a handgun.
Between April 2025 and May 2025, on three of the six separate occasions Greaves allegedly sold the undercover three loaded and operable handguns, a SCCY CPX-2 9mm semi-automatic handgun, a Taurus PT 111 G2 9mm semi-automatic handgun with a large capacity ammunition feeding device, and a defaced Taurus G2S 9mm semi-automatic handgun.
On February 13, 2026, Greaves was arraigned on the indictment before Acting Supreme Court Justice Anthony S. Senft, Jr., for the following charges:
- One count of Criminal Sale of a Firearm in the First Degree, a Class B felony;
- Four counts of Criminal Sale of a Firearm in the Third Degree, Class D felonies;
- Three counts of Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree, Class C felonies;
- Two counts of Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Third Degree, Class D felonies;
- Six counts of Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree, a Class B felonies; and
- Six counts of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree, Class B felonies.
Justice Senft ordered Greaves held on $200,000 cash, $400,000 bond or $2,000,000 partially secured bond during the pendency of the case. Greaves is due back in court on March 11, 2026, and faces 5 to 25 years in prison if convicted on the top count. He is being represented by the Legal Aid Society.
This case is being prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Robert Archer of the Narcotics Bureau, and the investigation was conducted by the Suffolk County Police Department’s Narcotics Section.