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    Monday, May 06, 2024

    Police: New London man charged with operating a drug factory

    New London — Police on Wednesday afternoon seized 34 grams of crack cocaine/fentanyl mix, drug paraphernalia, $3,480 and a 9mm handgun in a city apartment, according to a Facebook post from the New London Police Department.

    Sidney Woodhall-Blake, 24, of 12 Sharaf St., Apt. 3, was charged with operating a drug factory, criminal possession of a firearm, criminal possession of ammunition, possession of narcotics, possession of narcotics with intent to sell and possession of drug paraphernalia.

    He is on probation for a 2019 conviction for possession of narcotics with intent to sell, police said, and police responded to his apartment around 4:21 p.m. to assist Adult Probation with a compliance check.

    Police ask anyone with information on the incident to contact the detective bureau at 860-447-1481, or submit anonymous information by texting NLPDTip and the information to 847411.

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