Crime & Safety
Man Busted With 4 Kilos Of Cocaine Following Traffic Stop: State Police
The arrest occurred Monday evening eastbound on I-84 near exit 25A, according to Connecticut State Police.
WATERBURY, CT — A 43-year-old Mount Joy, Pennsylvania, man was arrested on narcotics charges Monday evening after state police pulled him over on I-84 for not wearing a seatbelt and found four kilograms of cocaine in his vehicle.
Luis P. Ortiz was pulled over eastbound on I-84 near exit 25A at about 6:45 p.m. A trooper saw he was driving without a seat belt, in addition to swerving onto the side of the road.
According to state police, Ortiz agreed to a search of his vehicle, and troopers found the cocaine in a bag in the back seat.
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— CT State Police (@CT_STATE_POLICE) February 14, 2017
Ortiz was charged with:
- Possession of narcotics
- Illegal sale of drugs by a non-drug dependent person
- Failure to wear a seatbelt
- Failure to drive in a proper lane
- Operating a motor vehicle without a valid license
He was held in lieu of a $250,000 bond and was scheduled to be arraigned in Waterbury Superior Court on today, Feb. 14.
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Photos: Luis P. Ortiz, and the cocaine recovered from his vehicle. Photo credit: Connecticut State Police
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