Hamden Police Arrest 2 in Drug Bust

Hamden police arrested two people after a drug raid at 178 Bassett Street in New Haven on Wednesday.

When police executed the search warrant yesterday, they seized 36 bags of crack cocaine and 22 grams of marijuana, worth a combined $700, police said.

Dennis Baldwin, 22, of 178 Bassett Street, was charged with possession of narcotics, possession of narcotics with the intent to sell, possession of narcotics with the intent to sell within 1,500 feet of a school, possession of marijuana and possession of marijuana with the intent to sell.

Baldwin, who was detained at police headquarters on a $50,000 bond, is scheduled to appear in court in Meriden on January 28.

Keron Troutman, 29, of 23 Homestead Avenue in Hamden, was found at the scene with marijuana and was charged with possession of marijuana and possession of marijuana with the intent to sell, police said.

He was detained at police headquarters on a $2,500 bond and is scheduled to appear in court in Meriden on Jan. 28.
 

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