NEW BRITAIN - A local man was arrested after officers found marijuana in his car and more than 4 pounds of it in his home, police said.
Francisco Ayala, 18, of Kelsey Street, was arrested Tuesday on numerous drug possession charges, police said today.
Police from the department's special services unit made the arrest after conducting surveillance of Ayala as a part of an investigation that lasted several months, they said in a press release. They had received information that he was selling marijuana throughout the city.
Officers saw him conduct a drug deal in downtown New Britain, police said. They approached him and immediately smelled marijuana coming from his car. They searched the car and found about 69 grams, or 2.4 ounces, of marijuana and $190, police said.
Police then searched his home and found 4.5 pounds of marijuana, which they said has a street value of about $30,000. Other seized items include packaging materials, scales and $300.
Ayala is scheduled to appear in Superior Court in New Britain later this month.
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