Crime & Safety
3 Guns, 50-Round Drum Seized In Bridgeport Raid: PD
A Bridgeport teen was arrested after three handguns, drugs and a 50-round magazine drum were found in his residence.
BRIDGEPORT, CT — Three guns along with a high-capacity ammunition drum and multiple drugs were seized following a raid on a Beechwood Avenue residence in Bridgeport, according to police.
Members of the Statewide Urban Violence Cooperative Crime Control Task Force and Statewide Narcotic Task Force SW Office raided a residence on April 3 around 2:40 p.m.
Inside they found three 9mm handguns, two of which were stolen out of Georgia, State Police said. Detectives also located 11.1 grams of marijuana, 4.6 grams of crack, 11.2 grams of heroin, 76 ecstasy pills, a 50-round ammunition drum, a high capacity magazine and 44 9mm rounds of ammunition.
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Kareem Porter, 18, was charged with possession of narcotics with intent to sell, stealing a firearm, illegal transfer of a stolen pistol, illegal possession of a large capacity magazine, failure to properly store a loaded firearm and failure to appear. He was held on $400,000 bail.
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