The New London County incident occurred on Wednesday, Dec. 27 in the city of Norwich, according to Connecticut State Police.
It was around 2:15 a.m. when officers, who were driving on Laurel Avenue, noticed a car coming towards them, driving into the opposite lane.
Dillen Dye, age 28 of Norwich, was pulled over and accused of driving under the influence after he failed a sobriety test.
Troopers sent a narcotics detection dog named Epic to search the car during this time; Epic discovered narcotics in the car’s trunk.
A search by human officers reportedly recovered 10.5 grams of cocaine, 422 grams of marijuana, a scale, packaging materials, and US cash.
Dye was charged with:
- Operating under the influence;
- Failure to maintain a lane;
- Possession with intent to sell, two counts;
- Operation of a drug factory; and
- Possession of a controlled substance, two counts.
He was released on bond and is due to be arraigned at Norwich Superior Court on Thursday, Jan. 11.
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