1,500 Bags Of Fentanyl Seized In New London Drug Bust: Police

NEW LONDON, CT — A 22-year-old New London man was arrested on a host of narcotics charges early Wednesday after police said officers found 1,500 bags of fentanyl, thousands of dollars in cash and drug paraphernalia in his possession during a traffic stop.

Tavarion Brewer, of Franklin Street, was pulled over near Franklin and Jay streets just before 1 a.m. after officers found him asleep at the wheel of a stopped vehicle.

“Once awake, Brewer was observed attempting to conceal narcotic paraphernalia from an officer’s view,” New London police wrote in a statement.

A search of the vehicle turned up the fentanyl, which weighed 325 grams; $3,357 in cash; an electronic scale; a BB gun rifle; and other drug related material, according to police.

Brewer was taken into custody and charged with the following:

• Possession of narcotics with intent to sell
• Possession of narcotics
• Possession of drug paraphernalia
• Operating a drug factory
• Weapon in a motor vehicle
• Operating a motor vehicle under suspension
• Misuse of registration plates
• Failure to carry proof of minimum insurance

He was held in lieu of an undisclosed bond and is scheduled to appear in New London Superior Court at a later date. New London police offer a reminder that all people are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.