Police Seize $6,200 Worth Of Crack Cocaine: Stamford PD

STAMFORD, CT — Police seized $6,200 worth of crack cocaine after executing a search warrant at a Stamford apartment earlier this week, according to the Stamford Police Department.

Vincent Brown, 35, of Stamford, was arrested and charged with possession of narcotics and possession of narcotics with intent to sell, Capt. Richard Conklin of the SPD said.

On March 2 around 6 p.m., the SPD's narcotics and organized crime squads executed a search warrant at Brown's residence on Maple Tree Avenue. Inside, officers found 56 grams of crack cocaine in one bag, and other small bags packaged for sale, Conklin said, totaling about 2.25 ounces.

Officers also found an electronic scale, and $2,390 in cash, which the SPD will try to seize through asset forfeiture, Conklin said.

The SPD is familiar with Brown from past investigations, Conklin said.

In 2011, Brown was sentenced to 130 months of imprisonment, followed by eight years of supervised release after he pleaded guilty to one count of conspiring to distribute five grams or more of crack cocaine, the Drug Enforcement Agency said in a news release at the time. Brown was arrested in 2009 as part of a major drug investigation.

For this latest arrest, Brown was given a $100,000 bond. Authorities are seeking to have Brown remanded to custody since he was out on federal probation.