Crime & Safety
Durham Man Snagged in Hartford Drug Bust
Nine people were arrested in an undercover operation Monday afternoon.
A Durham resident was among nine people arrested Monday evening in an undercover narcotics operation in Hartford.
Nicholas Minor, 30, of 11 Dead Hill Rd., was charged with possession of narcotics and operating under suspension. He was released after posting $5,000 bond.
Detectives from the Hartford Police Department’s Vice and Narcotics Unit, assisted by several patrol officers, conducted the sting in the area of 35 1/2 Putnam Street and 584-586 Zion Street following numerous citizen complaints about open air street level narcotic sales in the area.
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Undercover detectives conducted surveillance in the area, and were able to identify prospective buyers and sellers of narcotics.
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