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Members of the Sheriff’s Department Special Conditions Unit observed suspicious activity in the parking lot of the Towne Center on Route 22 in Southeast about 1:55 a.m. Saturday, police said.
Further investigation revealed Bruno L. Souza, 23, of 31 Maple Drive, Danbury, had a quantity of cocaine in his possession, police said. He also was wanted on a bench warrant issued by the Southeast Justice Court, police said.
He was arrested and charged with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a misdemeanor. Souza was arraigned before Carmel Town Justice Joseph Spofford and taken to the Putnam County Correctional Facility and held on $1,750 cash or bond, pending a future appearance in Southeast Justice Court.
If found guilty of the misdemeanor charge, Souza could face up to a year in jail and a fine of up to $1,000.
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