Bridgeport Man Arrested After Traffic Stop In Trumbull: Police

BRIDGEPORT, CT — A Bridgeport man was arrested after officers found cocaine and heroin in a car he was driving during a traffic stop early Thursday morning in Trumbull, according to Trumbull police.

In a news release, Police Lt. Brian Weir said an officer stopped a vehicle on Route 8 northbound around 2:30 a.m. for an equipment violation. The vehicle's registration was also suspended due to insufficient insurance.

When the officer approached the car, he noticed multiple $20 bills laying on the front passenger seat and other items consistent with drug packaging scattered throughout the passenger compartment of the vehicle, Weir said.

The officer also noticed a small black zippered pouch partially concealed under the driver's seat, which was found to have several plastic bags containing 30 bags of crack cocaine and 95 folds of heroin, according to Weir.

The driver, Phillip Rorie, 49, of Bridgeport, was the only occupant of the vehicle and was on parole as a result of numerous previous arrests for narcotic sales, Weir said.

Rorie was arrested on charges of sale of narcotics and two counts of possession with intent to sell narcotics. He was also issued an infraction for misuse of registration and insufficient insurance.

He was remanded to custody by parole and is scheduled to appear in court later this month, according to Weir.