Crime & Safety
State Task Force, Feds, Snag Suspected Coke Dealer In Vernon
The operation took place this week.

VERNON, CT — A 39-year-old Hartford man is facing a number of charges after a drug task force operation in Vernon, police said.
According to an arrest report, at 5:15 on Monday, members of the state's East Central Narcotics Task Force, the federal Drug Enforcement Administration and Homeland Security Investigation unit and Vernon police took Dasean Weaver into custody via two warrants. During the operation, cocaine, crack cocaine and drug paraphernalia were found in his possession, according to an arrest report.
Weaver was suspended and unlicensed from the Department of Motor Vehicles and had a fake plate on an uninsured vehicle, according to an arrest report.
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He was also charged with criminal attempt at the sale of narcotics, two counts of possessing a controlled substance (third or subsequent offense), interfering with police and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Weaver posted a $100,000 bond and was assigned a court date of Nov. 3, police said.
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