Traffic Stop Leads to $1 Million Drug Bust in Stratford

STRATFORD, CT — A moving violation led to a $1 million drug bust Tuesday afternoon in Stratford.

Troopers from Troop G in Bridgeport, Trumbull Police and Trumbull’s K-9 team seized more than 25 pounds of heroin after a 50-year-old man was stopped for a moving violation at about 1:30 p.m. on Route 15 North in Stratford.

State troopers were on patrol conducting motor vehicle enforcement at the time and observed a Toyota Camry commit a moving violation, according to State Police spokesman Trooper Kelly Grant.

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While troopers were speaking with the operator, they were alerted to possible narcotics in the vehicle and initiated an investigation, Grant said.

A Trumbull K-9 unit responded and assisted with the investigation.

Through the course of the investigation, the Trumbull Police Narcotics Detection K-9 assisted troopers in locating 11 packages of suspected heroin within the vehicle, according to Grant.

The operator, Jose Adorno, was taken into custody and transported to Troop G where he was processed and held on bond pending his court date.

The heroin was seized and transported to Troop G where it was held as evidence.

Troopers seized approximately 12.65 kilograms (approximately 28 pounds) of heroin, which is valued at about $1 million, according to Grant.

Adorno, of Chicago, Illinois, was charged with possession of more than 1 kilogram of heroin and possession of more than 1 kilogram of heroin with intent to sell.

He was held on a $1 million bond and is due in Superior Court on Wednesday, May 18.

Photos courtesy of Connecticut State Police