Danbury Drug Crackdown Continues: Police Make Four More Arrests

Abdulwali Peterson

DANBURY, CT — Police have charged four men on drug-related offenses following an investigation into suspicious activity.

On Friday, police spotted Abdulwali “Tamel” Peterson driving a Kia Optima in the area of Main Street. Police suspected Peterson of selling illegal drugs from the same car on Thursday. Police say they followed Peterson, 30, of 58-1 Ridge Road in Naugatuck and his passenger, Jeremy Nathan, 30, of 17 Auburn Street in Danbury, and watched them "engage in several suspected drug transactions."

One of the transactions was with Danny Ward, 32, of 65 Linron Road in Danbury, police say. Police stopped Ward and his companion, Kenneth Edwards, 47, of 13 Maple Avenue, and found both men in possession of a quantity of illicit drugs believed to be purchased from Abdulwali and Nathan.

Kenneth Edwards

Police apprehended Abdulwali and Nathan later after the men parked at a Federal Road business. During a search of both men and their car, police found them to be in possession of illicit drugs packed for sale and several hundred dollars.

All four men were transported to Danbury police headquarters.

Peterson and Nathan were charged with possession of a controlled substance, possession of a controlled substance with the intent to sell less than a half-ounce, and sale of a controlled substance. Both men were held for cash bonds of $150,000 each.

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Edwards was charged with possession of a controlled substance, and his bond was set at $5,000. Ward was charged with possession of a controlled substance as an infraction, and he was released with a promise to appear in court.

These four were the latest collars in a series of near-daily arrests for drug-related offenses the Danbury PD has made this week. A New Milford man was arrested Tuesday, and a Danbury man nabbed Wednesday. Both men were apprehended following what police reports described as "a weeks-long investigation related to drug sales throughout the Danbury area."

Jeremy Nathan

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