Crime & Safety
Nearly 5 Pounds Of Fentanyl Seized, 2 Men Arrested: Greenwich Police
Two Massachusetts men were arrested in Greenwich on Thursday after police said they came to town with a large amount of fentanyl.
GREENWICH, CT — Police on Friday announced they arrested two men and seized nearly 5 pounds of fentanyl in Greenwich.
Daniel Alexis, 29, and Omar Mateo, 31, both from Springfield, Mass., were arrested Thursday and charged with sale of more than 1 ounce of fentanyl and conspiracy, police said. They were issued court-set bonds of $250,000, which they could not post. The two are scheduled to appear in court on Jan. 20.
On Thursday, the Greenwich Police Department Narcotics Section received information that the two men may have been heading to Greenwich from Massachusetts to sell approximately 2 kilograms of fentanyl at a meeting place in the area of Exit 5 off Interstate-95, police said.
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Police set up surveillance and located the vehicle associated with the men, and moved in to make the arrests, police said.
The fentanyl was packaged in two separate blocks, weighing a total of 4.7 pounds, police said, noting that a small sample of the substance was tested, which resulted in a presumptive positive for fentanyl.
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Police said further information will not be released at this time.
Police noted they continue to have an open line of communication with the Greenwich Department of Human Services to identify and educate members of the community most at risk for an overdose.
"The goal is to lower the overdose incidents in Greenwich using a strategy that synchronizes the efforts of: Public Education, Treatment Services, and Targeted Enforcement," the GPD said in a news release.
"The Greenwich Police Department works closely with other law enforcement agencies at the local, state, and federal levels," the GPD added. "The department will continue to foster strong relationships with the surrounding in-state and out-of-state police departments to identify opioid distributors who supply Greenwich drug abusers and the surrounding Fairfield County towns."
To report drug-related incidents or any criminal activity, contact the GPD by email at TIPS@greenwichct.org or call 203-622-3333.
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