Ansonia man charged with firearm theft, possession, intent to sell drugs

Zaire Flowers

ANSONIA - Police assisted by the Connecticut State Police Emergency Response Team served a search warrant at 4:45 a.m. today on Fourth Street. 

A stolen firearm, drugs and drug paraphernalia were seized, Lt. Patrick Lynch said in a prepared release.

The handgun recovered was reported stolen to the Connecticut State Police Troop A in 2017. The drugs seized were crack cocaine and sub-oxone.

 

Zaire Flowers, age 22, of Ansonia was arrested and charged with Theft of a Firearm, 2 counts of Possession of a Controlled Substance, 2 counts of Possession of a Controlled Substance with Intent to Sell, Possession of a Controlled Substance Within 1500 Feet of a School, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia Within 1500 Feet of a School. 

Flowers was held on a $50,000 bond.

This is a press release from Lt. Patrick Lynch.