Police arrested three people after a lengthy investigation into cocaine trafficking out of a Norwalk night club, police said.
Norwalk police suspected Segunda Alvarado, 51, of Norwalk, of selling cocaine from the inside of Area 504 at 6 Commerce Street in Norwalk. As a result of the investigation, police served Alvarado four arrest warrants Friday on narcotics charges.
The Special Services Division of the police department stopped Alvarado and her boyfriend Luis Alonzo Amaya Palma, 44, of Norwalk, in the vehicle they were in on Friday. Police found Alvarado in possession of 71 plastic baggies and 11 aluminum folds containing a total of about 46.77 grams of cocaine, police said. Palma had $847 on him and 15 plastic baggies filled with 7.56 grams of cocaine, according to police.
The packaging of the cocaine was consistent with evidence of street level sales, so police took Alvarado and Palma into custody, police said.
Investigators obtained a search and seizure warrant for the couple's 9 Warren Street home on the third floor. As they were searching, they discovered Elsides Amaya Palma, 37, of Norwalk, inside. He lives there with couple. Amaya Palma fought with police, so they arrested him on a charge of interference with a search warrant.
Police found $1,485 and 263.91 more grams of cocaine in the home.
In total, police seized 318.24 grams of cocaine and $2,578, as well as the 2007 Acura MDX they stopped Alvarado and and Luis Alonzo Amaya Palma in because it was used to traffic narcotics, police said.
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Police charged Alvarado with four separate counts of possession of narcotics and possession of narcotics with intent to sell. Her bond was set at $75,000 for each of the four warrants. She was also charged with possession of narcotic, possession of narcotics with intent to sell and conspiracy for the drugs police found on her June 26, police said. Her bond for that arrest was set at $250,000.
Norwalk police also charged Luis Alonso Amaya Palma with possession of narcotics, possession of narcotics with intent to sell, conspiracy and operating a motor vehicle without a license. The bond was set at $250,000.
Elsides Amaya Palma's bond was set at $5,000.
Police remind residents they can report crimes to the department's tip line at 203-854-3111, submit them on the Norwalk police website at www.norwalkpd.com or text CRIMES (274637) and type NPD in the text field.
