Two Charged With Peddling Drugs and Possessing Shotgun

An undercover narcotics buy and bust operation by Norwalk Police Saturday night resulted in the arrest of two men allegedly found in possession of marijuana packaged for sale along with a sawed-off shotgun.

Shortly before 9 p.m., two members of the department’s Special Services Division in plain clothes reportedly pulled alongside a car they deemed suspicious parked in front of 1 Suncrest Road in Colonial Village. The officers reported making a purchase of marijuana, at which time they identified themselves and took into custody the two men in the car.

The officers reported the men’s car contained 13 grams of marijuana packaged for sale and a pistol-grip shotgun with the barrel sawed off. The shotgun was loaded with four shells, according to department spokeswoman Sgt. Lisa Cotto.

Cotto said the Special Services Division was withholding further details about the arrests, but said the department would be contacting the office of the U.S. Attorney in Connecticut on the possibility the two men could be prosecuted in federal court.

Isabelo Delgado, 22, of 3024 Fairfield Ave. in Brideport, and Larry Jackson, 19, of 28 Perry Pl. in Stamford, were each charged with numerous counts for possession and possession for sale of drugs, and possession and sale of drugs near a school. They also were charged with having a weapon in a motor vehicle and being in possession of a sawed-off shotgun.

Each was held in lieu of posting a $100,000 bond and given a court date of April 24.