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Felipe "Savi" Rosa, age 32, of Danbury, was arrested on Thursday, Feb. 17 following the execution of search warrants in Danbury.
According to Det. Lt. Mark Williams, of the Danbury Police Department, members of the special investigations division, patrol division, and the DEA task force executed the warrant on Rosa's home and car.
"Rosa became a person of interest to investigators after receiving multiple complaints about him selling illicit drugs within the City of Danbury," Williams said.
Shortly after, an investigation was initiated, during which investigators witnessed Rosa engage in several suspected drug transactions, Williams said.
During Thursday's operation, officers spotted Rosa leaving his home and driving to a nearby shopping center, where he was taken into custody by police investigators, Williams said.
As this was occurring, investigators proceeded to execute the warrant for his residence.
As a result of searching the listed places, investigators found several thousand dollars, a loaded pistol, several pounds of marijuana, assorted narcotics, and drug paraphernalia, he added.
Rosa was arrested and charged with:
- Operating a drug factory
- Possession of cannabis in a locked container
- Manufacturing cannabis WITS
- Three counts of possession of a controlled substance
- Three counts of possession of a controlled substance WITS
- Possession of drug paraphernalia
- Criminal possession of a pistol
- Criminal possession of ammunition
- Risk of injury to a child
He is being held on a $300,000 bond.
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