Fairfield K-9 Jagger Assists In Seizure of More Than $250K Worth of Cocaine

MILFORD, CT – A traffic stop on I-95 North in Milford led to the seizure of more than $250,000 worth of cocaine and the arrest of a New York man over the weekend.

State Police from Troop G conducted a motor vehicle stop on a vehicle with New York plates for allegedly speeding at Exit 35 in Milford at about 8:46 a.m. on Saturday.

During the stop, troopers detected several indicators indicative of narcotics trafficking and requested consent to search the vehicle, according to Connecticut State Police.

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Rueben Abreu, 46, of New York, N.Y., was identified as the driver.

Officer Kevin Wells and his K-9 partner Jagger of the Fairfield Police Department assisted State Police with the search of the vehicle.

State Police said a subsequent search by K-9 Jagger yielded a positive “hit” on a case containing four vacuum sealed bricks of suspected cocaine. The bricks were later weighed at 8.7 pounds (3.95 kilos).

The street value of the suspected cocaine is more than $250,000, according to State Police.

Abreu was placed under arrest and transported to Troop G for processing. Abreu was held on a $300,000 bond and assigned a court date of March 14 at Milford Superior Court.

Photos courtesy of Connecticut State Police