Connecticut State Police arrested a Hartford woman in connection with fentanyl in the greater Hartford area.
Members of the Connecticut State Police Statewide Narcotics Task Force, the Hartford Police Vice and Narcotics Unit, the DEA Hartford Office and the Hartford Police Emergency Response Team served a search warrant at 54 Alden Street in Hartford Thursday as part of an investigation into the distribution of fentanyl in the area.
Investigators seized fentanyl packaged for sale, crack cocaine, marijuana, a 9mm handgun, and other items related to drug sales at the residence.
Police arrested 28-year-old Danielle Cusano during the incident. She was charged with sale of one ounce or more of heroin, possession of a controlled substance or cannabis, illegal possession of a large capacity magazine and risk of injury to a child. She was released on a $50,000 bond and is due in court on Sept. 13.
A second person, 27-year-old Leonardo Vazquez, was also in the home at the time. Vazquez was on parole and remanded back to the state Department of Correction custody. There are narcotics and firearms charges pending, according to police.
