Crime & Safety

3 Arrested, Large Amount Of Fentanyl Seized In Hartford Raid: PD

Two officers were sickened and sent to the hospital after coming into contact with a drug.

HARTFORD, CT — Three people were arrested after fentanyl, cash and a gun were seized during a Hartford drug raid Thursday. Two officers were sent to the hospital after coming into contact with the potent drug.

Half a kilogram of fentanyl along with $4,000 in cash was seized in a Garden Street apartment, according to the Courant. To sign up for free Greater Hartford news alerts and more, click here.

Luis Diaz, 42, Raymond Vazquez, 38 and Francheski Muniz-Rodriguez, 25, were arrested following the raid.

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