Waterbury Man Caught With Nearly 100 Grams of Fentanyl, Other Drugs

A Waterbury man is facing multiple charges after police seized a large quantity of fentanyl, crack cocaine, and other narcotics during an arrest last week.

On June 18 around 1:32 p.m., officers attempted to stop a 2012 Acura TSX for misuse of a registration plate. The vehicle fled but was found shortly after. As officers approached, the driver allegedly tried to run but was quickly apprehended.

The suspect, 31-year-old Luis Medina-Cuevas, was charged with:

Possession with intent to sell narcotics
Sale of 1 oz of heroin
Sale of ½ oz of cocaine/free base
Operating a drug factory
Interfering with an officer/resisting arrest
Engaging police in pursuit
Operating an unregistered vehicle
Insufficient insurance
Misuse of registration plates
Failure to use a turn signal
Disobeying an officer’s signal

Police recovered the following items during the arrest:

88.4 grams of fentanyl
35.4 grams of crack cocaine
202 glassine baggies of heroin packaged for sale
$2,685 in cash

Medina-Cuevas is currently in custody with the Connecticut Department of Corrections, according to police.

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