Police on April 21 arrested a 36-year-old Bridgeport man by warrant and charged him with sale of a narcotic substance, possession of controlled substance-first offense and use of drug paraphernalia.
Authorities received information on April 1 and launched an investigation based on it, according to a police report.
The man turned himself in to police at about 9:01 a.m. on April 21.
It isn’t clear what substance the man was found to be in possession of or how police determined he was selling it.
Under state law, “No person may manufacture, distribute, sell, prescribe, dispense, compound, transport with the intent to sell or dispense, possess with the intent to sell or dispense, offer, give or administer to another person, except as authorized in this chapter, any controlled substance that is a … narcotic substance.” A first offense carries a maximum fine of $50,000 and maximum prison sentence of 15 years, under state law.
The man was released on $25,000 bond and scheduled to appear May 12 in state Superior Court.