Police Find 200 Bags Of Fentanyl In Storage Unit; Man Arrested: Stamford PD

STAMFORD, CT — Police said a 56-year-old man was arrested this week after officers conducted a "complex" monthlong investigation into sales of fentanyl in Stamford.

Robert Bracey, of Stamford, was arrested midday Wednesday on Mohawk Court on a warrant that charges him with sale of narcotics, according to Capt. Richard Conklin of the Stamford Police Department.

After a search of Bracey, his residence and his storage unit, officers recovered over 200 bags of fentanyl packaged for sale, and over $9,000 in cash, Conklin said.

Bracey was additionally charged with possession of narcotics, possession of narcotics with intent to sell and possession of a controlled substance. Altogether, Bracey was given a $175,000 court-set bond.

Officers had honed in on Bracey after receiving information and complaints from the community about drug sales in the area of Bracey's Main Street residence, Conklin said.

Over the course of the investigation, Conklin noted that Bracey sold fentanyl and heroin to an undercover officer, and investigators saw Bracey coming and going from a storage unit on Fairfield Avenue.

"[Officers] understood through this investigation he was stashing narcotics and money there," Conklin said.

An arrest warrant was developed, and on Wednesday afternoon, Conklin said investigators found Bracey sitting in a car on Mohawk Court where he was arrested.

Bracey was in possession of seven bags of fentanyl and $1,026 in cash, Conklin said, noting that officers then escorted Bracey to his storage unit where they conducted a search warrant and found an additional 200 bags of fentanyl and $8,018 in cash.

At Bracey's home, seven xanax pills were recovered under the couch he was sleeping on, Conklin said.

Conklin praised the narcotics and organized crime squad for their investigation.

"Fentanyl has really been a plague on our community," Conklin explained. "We've been experiencing a tremendous amount of overdoses, and many of them have been fatal overdoses."