Date: Fri 07-Jun-1996

Publication: Bee

Author: ANDYG

Quick Words:

police-drug-bust

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Three Men Charged in Drug Bust

Police charged three men in their 20s in a drug bust on the evening of May 31

at a South Main Street apartment.

The Special Investigations Unit of the town police department and the

northwestern unit of the state police's Statewide Narcotics Task Force

participated in the arrests.

Police charged each of the three men with sale of marijuana, possession of

marijuana, and operating a drug factory. Charged were: James Burr, Walden

Anderson, and William "B.J." Rooney, all of 113 South Main Street.

Police said they conducted an investigation during the past two months into

the alleged illegal sale of marijuana at 113 South Main Street where police

made undercover drug purchases.

One of the drug purchases resulted in police executing a warrant, and seizing

more than two ounces of marijuana, $1,500 in cash, and hydroponic plant

growing equipment, police said.

Police processed the accused at State Police Troop A barracks in Southbury.

Each of the three men were released on $5,000 bonds for appearances later this

month in Danbury Superior Court.