Teacher, Coach Arrested in Federal Drug Raid

A coach and teacher at Northwest Catholic High School and his wife have been charged with operating a marijuana growing operation

A coach and teacher at Northwest Catholic High School and his wife have been charged with operating a marijuana growing operation out of their Bloomfield home.

Christopher Gallagher, 40, and Kristine Gallagher, 44, were both arrested and charged after police who were working with federal agents served a search warrant on Tuesday at the couple’s 11 Sunset Lane home.

Excessive electricity tipped detectives off and officers said they found four pounds of dried marijuana, 90 plants in various stages of growth, three guns, $2,200 in cash and a variety of packaging supplies were seized.

They believe Christopher Gallagher was producing drugs for about one year.

For eight years, Christopher Gallagher has been an English teacher and lacrosse coach at Northwest Catholic, located at 29 Wampanoag Drive in West Hartford.

School officials said he has been placed on “indefinite administrative leave.”

Police said they have no reason to believe that Christopher Gallagher was supplying drugs to his students.

Both suspects were charged with cultivating more than one kilogram of marijuana, possession of more than four ounces of marijuana, possession with intent to sell, operating a drug factory and conspiracy to commit those crimes.

Christopher Gallagher was released on $150,000 bail and is scheduled to appear in Hartford Superior Court on Wednesday.

Kristine Gallagher posted $50,000 bail and was released.

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