Two North Brokklyn residents were arrested in Connecticut with 4,000 bags of heroin. — Photo courtesy of CT State Police.A man from the Bushwick Houses projects and an associate were busted in Connecticut with 4,000 bags of Heroin, according to Connecticut State Police.
Connecticut’s Statewide Narcotics Task Force arrested Arturo Diaz, 47, who lives at 370 Bushwick Avenue and Irving Colon, 40, of South Williamsburg, last Friday in Fairfield, Connecticut.
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The Connecticut Post reports that state police received a tip that Diaz and Colon had a large amount of heroin for sale. The Narcotics Task Force arranged for a confidential informant to purchase the heroin at a Fairfield rest stop along highway I-95. Both men arrived in different cars but Diaz became suspicious and attempted to leave. Police stopped the duo and discovered a large box in Diaz’s car containing over 3 pounds of heroin packaged in 4,000 bags with an estimated street value of $60,000. The police seized both cars and $575 cash in the bust.
Both men were arraigned in Connecticut Superior Court on Monday and charged with multiple counts of possession and intent to sell charges along with multiple counts of intent to sell within 1500 feet of a school and conspiracy charges. Judge Jane Emons set a high bond for the men due to the large volume of drugs seized in the arrest. Diaz was held in lieu of a $1 million bond and Colon was held in lieu of a $500,000 bond. They are scheduled to be back in court August 31st.
Sgt. Shawn Corey of the Connecticut State Police told News 12 Connecticut that "further arrests maybe pending as a result of these arrests."
The intent to sell charges alone carry a minimum 5-20 years imprisonment with a possible maximum term of life imprisonment. Diaz could face eviction from his apartment due to tougher drug rules in public housing.
Dresden August 5th, 2010 at 10:18 am
That’s a lot of dope.
Brandon August 5th, 2010 at 10:36 am
Well, the Bushwick Houses are technically on the Williamsburg side of Flushing, so maybe they can take credit.
Patricia August 5th, 2010 at 12:48 pm
That address is Williamsburg. So now the perps gain mucho jail time, lose their dope, their freedom and the low rent housing projects apartment, a bad day all around.
ok August 7th, 2010 at 12:42 pm
I don’t think they need to worry about housing for a while.
MKJ August 21st, 2010 at 3:45 pm
so what’s the problem w. NYC police they couldn’t run these guys down??
Professional Alternative August 23rd, 2010 at 8:47 am
My guess is we don’t have a total police state yet that has achieved total surveillance of everything we do at every second. So, seems like most drug dealers, especially if they’re not violent, and not collared. When everyone is snagged every time they do something wrong, we’ll have bigger worries than our precious babies doing dope.
CT cops probably just got a tip, NY didn’t.