MIDDLETOWN, Conn. — A shoplifting complaint lead Middletown police to seize over $100,000 in illegal drugs, knives, ammunition, and a homemade gun from a Waterbury man.
Police were called to the shopping plaza at 416 E Main Street to investigate a shoplifting complaint.
When they got there they arrested 34-year-old Luis Minaya for shoplifting. As they investigated the incident, police said they found a large amount of fentanyl, MDMA/molly, cocaine, ecstasy, Xanax, quetiapine, sertraline, marijuana, and drug paraphernalia.
Police estimated the value of the narcotics to be $103,790. Police said Minaya also had an untraceable homemade handgun without a serial number commonly referred to as a “ghost gun.” The handgun was equipped with a loaded 32 round 9mm extended magazine.
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Middletown Police charged him with larceny in the sixth degree, interfering with an officer, possession of controlled substance (four counts), possession of drug paraphernalia, possession with intent to sell a controlled substance, possession with intent to sell narcotics, operation of drug factory, possession of a legend drug, possession with intent to sell narcotics by non-drug-dependent person, illegal weapon in motor vehicle, criminal possession of a firearm, illegal possession of a large-capacity magazine, and violation of protective order.
He was held on a $200,000 surety bond.
Doug Stewart is a digital content producer at FOX61 News. He can be reached at dstewart@fox61.com.
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