Three men, including one convicted on manslaughter charges in a deadly 2005 shooting, are facing charges after officers pulled over their car in New London and found nearly three pounds of marijuana and $13,000 in cash, according to police.
Police said officers stopped the car on a motor vehicle violation in the area of 430 Vauxhall Street shortly after 10 a.m. Wednesday. They searched the Acura and found money and drugs, with help from a Groton Town Police K-9 and members of the state parole office.
Alberto Santana, 30, of New London, Miguel Hernandez, 29, of New London, and Danny Vega, 30, of Montville, were arrested.
They were each charged with possession of over four ounces of marijuana and possession with intent to sell.
Vega was additionally charged with tampering with evidence and failure to display license plates. Police said he was on parole for manslaughter charges in a fatal 2005 shooting at a New London barber shop and was turned over to the State Department of Corrections.
Santana and Hernandez were each held on $50,000 bond.
