A Danielson couple charged with operating a drug factory kept a 14-inch butcher knife under the pillow of a sleeping 4-month-old baby, according to state police.
State police troopers executed two search and seizure warrants at an apartment at 10 Prospect Avenue around 9:30 a.m. Wednesday. During the search, police found 87 ecstasy tablets packaged for sale.
Police also found the 4-month-old child sleeping in a bedroom. When police checked under the baby's pillow, they found the large butcher's knife, authorities said.
Troopers arrested Ashly McFarline, 24, and 25-year-old Pedro Galindez. Both were charged with possession of ecstasy, possession of ecstasy with intent to sell, operating a drug factory and risk of injury to a minor. McFarline and Galindez were held on $25,000 bond each and are scheduled to appear in court on Thursday.
The Department of Children and Families has taken custody of the baby.
