Residents Complaints Lead to Danbury Drug Trafficking Arrest: Police

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DANBURY, CT — The Danbury Police Department heard the complaints from residents about illegal drug trafficking in their neighborhood, and a task force was able to make an arrest this week, police announced Friday.

Police said residents complained about illegal activity in their neighborhood, which sparked an investigation, which led to an arrest. On Thursday members of the Danbury Police Department’s Special Investigations Division with the assistance of the Community Conditions Unit and a Uniform Patrol officer executed court authorized search and seizure warrants for the residence located at 120 Triangle St, Unit 6, Danbury, and the person of Douglas Meireles, 25, of Triangle Street in Danbury, police announced in a news release.

The warrants were issued as a result of an investigation that began weeks earlier in response to citizen complaints in regard to Meireles selling illegal drugs within the City of Danbury, police said. Based on a surveillance of the residence and other investigative techniques, investigators were able to detect activity consistent with Meireles trafficking illegal drugs, police said.

Thursday evening, Meireles was stopped, while sitting in the passenger seat of a parked car located with the parking lot of 120 Triangle St, Danbury, police said. At that time, Meireles was found to be in possession of a substantial quantity of illegal drugs and placed under arrest, police said.

After taking Meireles into custody, investigators proceeded to his residence, which was subsequently searched, police said. The search of the apartment resulted with the finding of additional illegal drugs and other items of evidence, police said.

Meireles was charged with possession of narcotics substance, three counts of possession of a controlled substance, and possession of a controlled substance with intent to sell. He was given a $20,000 bond.

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