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Three Norwalk Residents Arrested In Big Heroin Bust

NORWALK, Conn. -- Close to 500 bags of heroin were seized during a police raid of a Norwalk home where several children were living, according to a report by the Connecticut Post.

Three people have been charged with heroin trafficking after a raid on Leuvine Street in the city this week. Four children who were living in the home where the raid occurred have been turned over to state authorities.
Three people have been charged with heroin trafficking after a raid on Leuvine Street in the city this week. Four children who were living in the home where the raid occurred have been turned over to state authorities. Photo Credit: File
Carol Reif

The three people arrested as part of a probe by the Statewide Narcotics Task Force Southwest Office into heroin trafficking were, according to the Connecticut Post report: Sylvester Edward, 27; Michael Ross, no age given; and Tanisha Edward, 29.

Besides the bagged heroin, unprocessed heroin, marijuana, drug paraphernalia and bullets for handguns were discovered during the raid of Edward’s residence at 6 Leuvine St., The Connecticut Post reported.

Ross also lived at the home, media reports said.

The three were charged with possession of narcotics with intent to sell, possession of narcotics with intent to sell within 1,500 feet of a school, and risk of injury to a minor, among other things, the Connecticut Post story said.

The Edwards' children were turned over to the state Department of Children and Families, according to media reports.

To read the Connecticut Post story, click here.

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