State Police Seize Drugs, A Gun And Ammo In Hartford Bust

HARTFORD, CT — An accused Fentanyl dealer in Hartford is facing a litany of drug and weapons charges after being nabbed by state police in the capital city Thursday.

Connecticut state police said late Friday morning that Moses Rodriguez, 35, of 35 Marion St., Hartford, was arrested and charged Thursday with multiple offenses after his vehicle was stopped in Hartford. As part of the bust, police seized cash, a gun, ammunition and drugs.

According to police, Rodriguez was charged with:

• Failure to display registration plates.

• Illegal operation of a motor vehicle without tint inspection.

• Possession with intent to sell/disperse hallucinogenic.

• Operation of a drug factory.

• Illegal possession of a weapon in a motor vehicle.

• Violation of large capacity magazine requirement.

• Criminal possession of a firearm/ammo/defense weapon.

Police said Rodriguez was released on a $500,000 cash/surety bond and is scheduled for arraignment at Hartford Superior Court on Nov. 17.

According to state police, on Thursday, members of the Statewide Narcotics Task Force and Violent Crimes Task Force conducted a domestic highway enforcement operation in the greater Hartford area, with a focus on narcotics interdiction, specifically opiates.

That's when, police said, detectives observed a male, later identified as Rodriguez, participate in a suspected narcotics transaction.

According to police, law enforcers stopped the vehicle Rodriguez was operating on Brainard Road in Hartford.

A subsequent search of the vehicle led to the seizure of approximately 30 grams of "Purple" Fentanyl, $2,301 in cash, a fully loaded Glock 9mm pistol with a 15-round high capacity magazine, as well as other items consistent with the packaging and sale of narcotics, police said.

Rodriguez was taken into custody and transported to Troop H in Hartford, where he was processed and charged.

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