Traffic Stop In Enfield Yields Convicted Felon With Narcotics, Firearm

ENFIELD, CT — A traffic stop Saturday night resulted in the arrest of a convicted felon who was in possession of narcotics, a loaded weapon and ammunition.

Around 9:09 p.m., police conducted a motor vehicle stop on Elm Street and George Washington Road. Officers observed narcotics in plain view during the stop, and an ensuing search of the vehicle yielded a loaded 9mm ghost gun with nine rounds in the magazine and one round in the chamber, Police Chief Alaric Fox said.

Police also located 42 loose 9mm bullets, 15 individual yellow packets of Buprenorphine and Naloxone Sublingual Film strips, 6.4 grams of crack cocaine, supplies used to process and distribute narcotics for sale, and $588 in cash, Fox said.

Willie Valentin, 26, of Oldefield Farms Road in Enfield, was charged with failure to obtain a serial number for a privately-made firearm, criminal possession of a firearm, illegal possession of a weapon in a motor vehicle, carrying a pistol without a permit, possession of narcotics with intent to sell, use of drug paraphernalia and operating of a drug factory.

Bond was set at $100,000.

According to judicial records, Valentin was convicted in late 2020 of carrying a pistol without a permit, and sentenced to five years in prison, suspended after a year, plus three years' probation.