Police Arrest 2, Seize Cocaine In Norwalk: PD

NORWALK, CT — Police said officers seized cocaine, marijuana and more after executing search and seizure warrants at a Charcoal Road residence. Officers also arrested two Norwalk men on a number of drug charges as a result of the investigation, police said.

Police said Special Services Investigators conducted a lengthy investigation over the course of three months into 49-year-old Christopher Macdow’s drug sale activities, during which they made three controlled purchases of crack cocaine from the suspect and his suspected co-conspirator, 48-year-old Scott Kostrna.

Police said the warrants were executed Tuesday, and Macdow and Kostrna were both located inside the residence. The suspects were taken into custody on active arrest warrants stemming from their sales of narcotics charges, according to police.

Police said officers located over 300 grams of cocaine packaged in 3.5-gram weights bags for sale during the search. Officers also located over 300 grams of marijuana packaged for sale, packaging material and drug paraphernalia, as well as a military grade ballistic vest, police said.

Officers also discovered a twelve-foot trailer parked on the property, which was found to be stolen out of Milford in February 2017, police said. At the time of the theft, the trailer contained tools and other power equipment, police said.

Police said the trailer was found to contain a large volume of power equipment at the time of their search.

Macdow was arrested on charges of Larceny, Sale of Narcotics, Possession of Narcotics, Possession of Narcotics with Intent to Sell, Possession of Narcotics within 1500 feet of a School, Operating a Drug Factory, Possession of Marijuana, Possession of Marijuana with Intent to Sell, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia and Criminal Possession of Body Armor.

Kostrna was arrested on charges of Larceny, Sale of Narcotics, Possession of Narcotic, Possession of Narcotics, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Operating a Drug Factory, Possession of Narcotics with Intent to Sell, Possession of Narcotics within 1500 feet of a School and Criminal Possession of Body Armor.

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