Enfield Police Find Gun, Cocaine; Man Charged

ENFIELD, CT — A Westfield, Massachusetts, man was arrested Friday after officers found a pistol and about 132 grams of cocaine in a vehicle, Enfield police said.

John Long, 25, faces seven drug and firearm charges following the Oct. 9 arrest, according to an Enfield Police Department release.

Officers went to a residential address after a report of suspicious activity involving a man believed to have a firearm he was not legally allowed to possess, police said. They found Long inside a vehicle.

Police said Long had a SIG Sauer pistol and loose ammunition. A search of the vehicle also uncovered cocaine “packaged in individual baggies,” according to the release.

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Long had a previous felony conviction that prohibited him from possessing firearms, police said.

His charges are operation of a drug factory, illegal possession of a controlled substance, carrying a pistol without a permit, illegal possession of a weapon in a motor vehicle, criminal possession of a pistol, illegal possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of narcotics with intent to sell.

Police said Long was held on a $500,000 bond and was scheduled to appear in Hartford Superior Court Tuesday, Oct. 13.

The release did not identify the residential address or detail Long’s previous conviction.

The charges are accusations. Long is presumed innocent unless proven guilty.

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