Pistol, Drugs Seized During Trumbull Stop: PD

TRUMBULL, CT — Police seized a pistol and drugs after a motor vehicle stop in town, according to police. An officer on patrol pulled over Mark Sicilian, 26, of Walnut Avenue and smelled marijuana, said Lt. Doug Smith, police spokesman.

Sicilian informed the officer he was in possession of a pistol. The weapon was secured and police also seized 35 folds of heroin, a drug pipe, prescription pills, an illegal knife and more pills on Sicilian's person, Smith said.

Sicilian possesses a pistol permit, but the pistol was registered to his deceased brother. He was held on a $2,500 bond.

He was charged with:

• Possession of Narcotics with Intent to Sell
• Possession of a Controlled Substance
• Weapons in Motor Vehicle
• Failure to Transfer Registration of Firearm
• Possession of Marijuana
• Possession of drug paraphernalia