Danbury Man Accused Of Dealing Meth Out Of Apartment Units: Police

DANBURY, CT — A city man has been accused of dealing narcotics in connection with a months-long drug probe targeting three Danbury apartment/condominium units.

According to the Danbury Police Department, Jose R. Sandoval, 43, of 25 Padanaram Road, Unit 41, of Danbury, was charged with possession of narcotics with intent to sell amphetamines, use of drug paraphernalia, possession of a controlled substance, and violation of deadly weapon offender registry requirements on Monday, Jan. 19.

Police said he was being held on a combined $175,000 bond for the charges.

Police said detectives from the DPD’s Special Investigations Division, Bridgeport DEA Field Office, Bethel Police Department, and Brookfield Police Department were conducting surveillance in preparation for the execution of three court-authorized search-and-seizure warrants.

The warrants were executed at the North Ridge Condo complex at 25 Padanaram Road, Unit 41, 1 Spruce St, third floor, and 8 Pahquioque Ave. Apt 2.

"Detectives have been investigating these three locations for drug sales for the past several weeks," wrote the Danbury PD in a release on Tuesday, Jan. 20.

While conducting surveillance, detectives located Sandoval, who was the target of this investigation, police said.

Detectives took Sandoval into custody without incident in the parking lot of the North Ridge Condo complex.

Sandoval was found to have 9.4 grams of a clear rock-like substance that field-tested positive as methamphetamine and $1,057 in cash, the DPD said.

Police said detectives then immediately went to North Ridge Condos, 1 Spruce St., and 8 Pahquioque Ave. and executed their search warrants.

Seized from those units, police said, were packaging materials and large quantities of a clear rock-like substance, which field-tested positive for methamphetamine.