Crime & Safety
Waterford Man Charged In Drug-Dealing Case: Police
A man has been charged with numerous crimes after police found fentanyl, cocaine, and other drugs in a search.
WATERFORD, CT — A man is facing a litany of charges following a months-long investigation into drug activity in Waterford, according to police.
Police executed a search warrant at a Wild Rose Avenue address Thursday after reports of possible drug activity.
Police said they found fentanyl, cocaine, marijuana, mushrooms, and various drug-related packaging and scales. Police also found a gun without a serial number and $4,638 in cash.
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Jordan Strickland, 28, of Waterford, was charged with risk of injury to a minor, possession of a gun without a serial number, possession of a controlled substance (cocaine), possession with intent to sell (cocaine), possession of a controlled substance (fentanyl), possession with intent to sell (fentanyl), possession of a controlled substance (psilocin), possession with intent to sell (psilocin), possession of cannabis, possession with intent to sell (cannabis), drug factory (no cannabis), drug factory (with cannabis), possession of drug paraphernalia in a drug factory situation, and possession within 1,500 feet of a school.
Strickland was processed and later released on $100,000 bond. He was released and scheduled to appear in court April 23.
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Anyone with information on this incident can call police at 860-442-9451 or via the anonymous tip line at 860-437-8080.
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