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Fairfield County 20-Year-Old Nabbed For Drug Possession, Dealing, Police Say

A Fairfield County man has been arrested for allegedly possessing and selling drugs after a four-month-long investigation.

Jose Joel Sauceda Molina

Jose Joel Sauceda Molina

Photo Credit: Norwalk Police Department
The drugs and cash seized.

The drugs and cash seized.

Photo Credit: Norwalk Police Department

Jose Joel Sauceda Molina, age 20, of Norwalk, was arrested on Tuesday, May 11, by the investigators of the Norwalk Police Department Special Services Division as a result of a four-month-long investigation into narcotics trafficking, said Sgt. Sofia Gulino.

The investigation, which spanned the Fairfield County area, provided sufficient evidence allowing investigators to obtain and execute a search and seizure warrant at Molina’s residence, Gulino said.

The residence shares a driveway with the Growing Seeds Child Development Center.

During the search, $10,000 worth of powder cocaine was seized from within the residence, as well as approximately $2,000 in cash, police said.

Molina was arrested and charged with:

  • Possession of narcotics
  • Possession of narcotics within 1500 ft of a daycare
  • Possession of narcotics with intent to sell
  • Possession of narcotics with intent to sell within 1500 ft of a daycare/school

He is being held on a $100,000 bond. 

Anyone with information should contact the Norwalk Police Tip Line at 203-854-3111. 

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