Date:
February 7, 2017
Re:
Darien Police Officers Receive Award from Drug
Enforcement Administration
Issued by:
Captain Ray Osborne
GS Brian Malagrida, DEA and Det. Sgt. Jeremiah P. Marron, Darien Police Dept.
For Immediate Release
Darien, CT - In early October 2015, the Drug Enforcement
Administration (DEA), Bridgeport Resident Office, in conjunction with the
Stamford Police Department (SPD), Norwalk Police Department (NPD), Darien
Police Department (DPD), and Trumbull Police Department (TPD), initiated an
investigation into several heroin overdoses that occurred in the above noted
towns within Fairfield County, CT, and all within a one week time period. Further, from the initial rash of overdoses,
four were fatal.
As a result, the DEA immediately began coordinating with
members from the narcotics units in each of the above departments, and a
multi-department task force was established.
Members of the Stamford PD, Norwalk PD, Darien PD, and
Trumbull PD began gathering intelligence and connecting that information from
department to department. After a short
period of time a network of suppliers distributing kilogram quantities of Heroin
from Bridgeport to Stamford and the greater Fairfield County area, were
identified.
Finally, after three months of an intensive and
exhaustive investigation monitoring Title III cellular telephone intercepts, and
because of the full support of the SPD, NPD, DPD, and TPD, 13 arrests were made,
over $215,000.00 in total assets were seized, including six firearms, two
vehicles, and drug seizures of over one kilogram of heroin and four kilograms
of cocaine.
On February 7, 2017, GS Brian
Malagrida of the DEA Bridgeport Resident Office awarded Certificates of
Appreciation to Det. Sgt. Jeremiah P. Marron and Ofc. Michael J. Cummings in
recognition of their outstanding contributions to the success of the
aforementioned investigation as they were designated as case specific deputized
officers who contributed greatly to the overall success of this operation
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