Crime & Safety
Hamden Man Facing Drug Charges
The Aspen Glen resident was the target of a two-month investigation, according to police.
A Hamden man was arrested Thursday on charges he was selling drugs after a lengthy investigation, according to Hamden Police spokesman Capt. Ronald Smith.
The Hamden Police Department Street Interdiction Team responded to 819 Aspen Glen Drive to serve two outstanding arrest warrants for Christopher Pralle, 24, Smith said, that were obtained after a two month investigation into illicit drug sales.
When officers searched the home, they found 71.6 grams of marijuana, .8 grams of cocaine, 61 Xanax pills and drug paraphernalia, Smith said, with an estimated street value of about $2,100.
Pralle was charged with two counts of sale of a controlled substance, possession of narcotics, two counts of possession of a controlled substance, two counts of possession of a controlled substance with intent to sell and possession of drug paraphernalia. He was held in lieu of $100,000 bond and is scheduled to appear in Meriden Superior Court on April 17.
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