Xanax Dealer Arrested After Search: Danbury Police

DANBURY, CT — A city man was arrested Saturday on Xanax selling charges after a search of his Town Hill Avenue residence, according to Danbury Police Lt. Mark Williams. A search of the home of Jason Allan Perez, 24, yielded a "substantial quantity of illegal drugs," according to Williams. Police spokesman Det. Lt. Christian Carroccio told Patch that Perez was selling Xanax pills.

Carroccio also said Perez was in possession of marijuana and cocaine.

Police say the warrant was the result of citizen complaints related to selling drugs in the city, and surveillance of Perez engaging in activity "consistent with drug trafficking."

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Perez was stopped on Main Street and was held until investigators searched his home.

He was charged with possession of a narcotic substance, possession of a controlled substance, possession of a controlled substance with intent to sell, possession of a controlled substance within 1,500 feet of a prohibited place, possession with intent to sell within 1,500 feet of a prohibited place, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of drug paraphernalia within 1,500 feet of a protected place.

He was held on a $50,000 bond pending arraignment.

Image via the Danbury Police Department.