Traffic Stop Leads To Narcotics Arrest In Naugatuck: Police

Naugatuck CT

01 April, 2022

12:26 PM

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NAUGATUCK, CT — A 27-year-old local man was arrested on narcotics charges Thursday after Naugatuck police pulled him over for having only one license plate on his vehicle, according to authorities. Ricardo Alcover was pulled over by police at about 4 p.m. near the Exit 28 off-ramp of Route 8 south, after an officer spotted the vehicle with the missing front license plate. While speaking with Alcover, police "determined that illegal narcotics were potentially concealed within the vehicle," and Naugatuck Police K-9 Officer Judge was called to the scene. "K9 Judge immediately alerted to the presence of narcotics at the driver side door," police said. The following items were found in the vehicle and were seized by Naugatuck police: 1.3 grams of crack cocaine2 glass crack pipes7.03 ounces of marijuana1 orange EGO digital scale2 cell phones$2,357 in U.S. currencyAlcover is currently on probation for a previous arrest in connection with the "possession of 31 Xanax pills and over $1,000 in cash," according to police. On Thursday, Alcover was charged with the following: Possession of a controlled substancePossession with intent to sell marijuanaPossession of drug paraphernaliaFailure to display proper number of vehicle registration platesHe was released after posting a $10,000 Surety Bond, and is scheduled to appear inWaterbury Superior Court on April 13.