narcotics investigation

BPD AND FBI TASK FORCES SEIZE LARGE QUANTITY OF DRUGS

Bridgeport Police Task force Officers, in conjunction with Federal Bureau of Investigation Safe Streets Tasks Force Officers, seized a large quantity of illegal narcotics from an East Side stash house on Wednesday night. In a stash house on Ohio Avenue in Bridgeport, officers and detectives found 1,555.82 grams of fentanyl pills, 209.19 grams of cocaine, 2.4 grams of heroin, and 1,704.08 grams of marijuana. They also found a press used for compressing powdered narcotics into kilograms, as well as other narcotics packaging equipment and materials in that house. Officers and detectives also executed a search warrant at the Morales Market at Kossuth Street and Jane Street in Bridgeport on Wednesday night, as well at two locations in Shelton. No evidence…

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Dice Convenience Smoke Shop Employee Arrested After Cannabis Seizure; Products Test Positive for Fentanyl

On Friday, May 29, 2026, the Bridgeport Police Department’s Narcotics and Vice Division, working alongside the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection Drug Control Division, the Bridgeport Fire Inspectors Office, and the Bridgeport Health and Building Departments, executed a search and seizure warrant at Dice Convenience Smoke Shop, located at 4016 Main Street. During the operation, authorities seized approximately 23.24 pounds of cannabis and THC-related products as part of an ongoing effort to address the illegal sale of cannabis products from smoke shops in Bridgeport. Officers also recovered $654 in cash believed to be proceeds from illegal sales. Police said a significant public safety concern emerged when prepackaged cannabis products seized from the business later tested positive for fentanyl. Fentanyl is…

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