CT man arrested after search turns up two loaded firearms as well as multiple types of drugs
The target of the searches was identified as 43-year-old Thomas Goethe, according to Lt. Ryan Bessette of the Waterbury Police Department.
Bessette said Goethe's residence on Wildwood Avenue and a Dodge Magnum he is known to drive were searched by the police department's Vice and Intelligence Unit, Crime Prevention Unit, Gang Task Force as well as the Connecticut State Police Violent Crime Task Force and Auto Theft Unit.
Officers located Goethe and his vehicle in the area of Bronson Street shortly before the residence was searched.
During the search, police found 145 glassine bags of heroin, 244 grams of crack cocaine, 61 controlled substance pills, two 9mm handguns, a high-capacity magazine and over 200 rounds of ammunition, Bessette said. They also found various packaging materials indicative of street-level drug sales and more than $2,000.
Goethe was charged with possession of narcotics with intent to sell, possession of 1⁄2 ounce or more of cocaine freebase form, possession of a hallucinogenic substance with intent to sell, criminal possession of a pistol or revolver, criminal possession of a firearm or ammunition, illegal possession of a large-capacity magazine, illegal sale/transfer of a firearm and tampering with evidence.
Bessette noted that Goethe is a previously convicted felon. He was held on a $100,000 bond.
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