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Two men face marijuana charges in New London

November 02, 2017 12:00 am • Last Updated: November 03, 2017 11:44 am

New London — City police on Thursday arrested two men on marijuana-related charges.

The men were arrested in the area of Laurel Drive, where officers were investigating tips about drug activity in the area.

Police said they seized 120 grams of packaged marijuana, $2,563 in cash and a digital scale.

Julio Santana, 19, and Kevin Agront, 20, both of Meriden, each were charged with possession of more than four ounces of marijuana, possession of marijuana with intent to sell, possession of marijuana with intent to sell within 1,500 feet of a housing project and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Anyone with information concerning drug activity is asked to contact the New London Police Department's narcotics hotline at (860) 447-9107 or anonymous information may be submitted via the New London Tips 411 system by texting NLPDTip plus the information to Tip411 (847411).

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