Ansonia police arrest 4 on drug charges

ANSONIA — Police Wednesday and Thursday executed three search warrants and arrested four people on drug charges.
At a residence at 182 N. State St. officers took two people into custody Wednesday and found a small amount of cocaine and a .38 caliber handgun, Lt. Andrew Cota said.
Derrick Fogle, 32, was arrested on charges of possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of cocaine, and criminal possession of a firearm.
Fogle was held in lieu of $125,000 bail. In addition, he was charged with a warrant for possession of cocaine and sale of cocaine and held on a court-set bond of $75,000. He was arraigned Wednesday in Derby Superior Court.
Crystal Simonu, 35, was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of cocaine. She was held in lieu of $5,000 bail and given a court date of July 11.
A second search warrant was served Wednesday at 27 Orchard St., first floor. Officers searched the residence and located a small amount of cocaine, Cota said.
One person was taken into custody as a result of this investigation. Cota said Kente Douglas, 34, of 360 West Spring Street Apt. #9, West Haven, was arrested on a warrant and charged with sale of cocaine and possession of cocaine. He was released on $75,000 bail and is scheduled to appear in court July 5.
On Thursday a search warrant was conducted at 39 Woodlawn Ave. Police said they found a small amount of drug paraphernalia at the residence.
Cota said the target of the warrant was not there upon officers’ arrival. A short time later he arrived and was taken into custody on an outstanding arrest warrant.
Wilby Martin, 22, was taken into custody and charged with possession of cocaine and sale of cocaine. He was held in lieu of $75,000 court set bail and arraigned Friday at Derby Superior Court.