NORWICH, Conn. — A Norwich man is facing multiple gun and drug-related charges including operating a drug factory following an investigation, police said Tuesday.
Javon Morse, 29, of Norwich, is facing charges of criminal possession of a firearm on four counts, criminal possession of ammunition, possession of narcotics on three counts, possession of narcotics with intent to sell on three counts, operating a drug factory, possession of a high capacity magazine on two counts, tampering with evidence on two counts and disobeying the signal of an office on two counts.
Morse was held on a $350,000 bond and is expected in Norwich Superior Court on Oct. 24. Norwich police said they expect additional charges as the investigation continues.
Members of the Connecticut State Police Violent Task Force and the Norwich Police Department Detective and Patrol Division were investigating drug activity in Norwich Monday when they conducted a traffic stop in the Occum section of town, police said.
The driver in the vehicle allegedly took off from the officers at the traffic stop. According to police, officers later found the vehicle and driver near the Franklin-Norwich town line.
As the driver attempted to take off from officers a second time, he threw multiple items out the windows of the vehicle before it became disabled a short time later, police said.
Police said they then arrested Morse and seized large amounts of drugs including "cocaine, fentanyl, suboxone and marijuana, as well as three semi-automatic handguns, a revolver, high-capacity magazines, several rounds of live ammunition and a large sum of cash."
Police are asking anyone with information about criminal activity in Norwich to contact the town's police department at 860-886-5561.
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