Federal Charge Filed Related To September Raid Of Enfield Drug House

ENFIELD, CT — An Enfield man already facing state charges from local police is now facing an additional federal charge as part of a narcotics trafficking investigation.

Marc H. Silverman, acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Stephen P. Belleau, Acting special agent in charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and Enfield Police Chief Alaric Fox Thursday announced that a federal grand jury in Hartford has returned an indictment charging Rahkeen Blakley, 34, of Enfield, with a cocaine trafficking offense.

The indictment was returned on Feb. 13 and Blakley appeared Wednesday before U.S. Magistrate Judge Thomas O. Farrish in Hartford and entered a plea of not guilty. He has been detained on a $250,000 bond since his arrest on related state charges on Sept. 12, judicial system records show.

According to the indictment, on Sept. 12, Blakley was caught with cocaine intended for sale. A search of Blakley’s residence at the Bigelow Commons apartment complex on Main Street in Enfield revealed five handguns, gun magazines, ammunition, and approximately $73,000 in cash, according to the indictment. A search of two safety deposit boxes at a bank in Springfield, which were connected to Blakley, revealed more than $280,000 in cash, according to the indictment.

Enfield police said at the time of his local arrest that Blakley's cocaine stash totaled 400 grams and added that one of the guns was stolen.

The indictment charges Blakley with possession with intent to distribute cocaine, an offense that carries a maximum prison term of 20 years. The indictment also seeks the forfeiture of the firearms and cash seized in the Sept. 12 raid.

Locally, Blakley was charged with operating a drug factory, possession of narcotics with intent to distribute, five counts of criminal possession of a firearm, possession of a stolen firearm, five counts of negligent storage of a firearm, interfering with a search warrant, violation of a large capacity magazine ban, possession of drug paraphernalia and third-degree criminal mischief.