Man Faces Serious Charges for Drugs & Guns

0:00It's March 27. You're listening to Hartford News today, AI-powered local news. A 39-year-old man from Waterbury faces serious federal charges for drug distribution and illegal firearm possession. Enrique Del Valle Perez was indicted by a new Haven Grand jury on Tuesday for intent to distribute over 500 grams of cocaine, carrying a mandatory minimum of five years in prison, plus firearm offenses that add at least another five years consecutively and up to 15 years maximum. Investigators searched his home on Buck's Hill Road in Waterbury on September 25, 2025, and found more than four kilograms of cocaine along with a loaded semi-automatic pistol. He has the history of state felony drug convictions, which barred him from owning any weapons, and he was arrested right after the search on a federal complaint. Del Valle Perez is out on $150,000 bond, while the case moves forward. This bust came from a joint task force effort involving the Drug Enforcement Administration

1:03and police from several Connecticut towns highlighting, ongoing work to curb local drug trafficking.