Troopers Take $50K Worth of Cocaine off the Street in I-84 Bust

WILLINGTON, CT — State police took about $50,000 worth of cocaine off the streets on Thursday after a bust on Interstate-84, an arrest report indicates.

The stash was seized after erratic driving alerted a trooper positioned on I-84 eastbound in Willington, according to an arrest report.

The car was pulled over and troopers located about 1,680 grams (1.68 kilograms) of suspected cocaine with an estimated street value of $50,000 inside, according to an arrest report.

Two Lawrence, MA residents — Melvin Santos, 35, and 43-year-old Pascual Colon, were charged with narcotics possession, according to an arrest report. The were held on half-million-dollar bonds and were to appear on Rockville Superior Court on Friday, according to an arrest report.

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