Police found cocaine and marijuana hidden in the refrigerator.
Wayne DavisSPRINGFIELD – Narcotics detectives arrested 26-year-old Wayne Davis on narcotics and weapons charges during a raid Thursday night at 35 Willow St., police said.
Police found some cocaine and marijuana already packaged for sale stashed in the refrigerator, a loaded .45 caliber handgun that had previously been reported stolen, and $25,924 in cash, said Sgt. John M. Delaney, aide to Police Commissioner William J. Fitchet.
Police also found materials used for packaging drugs in the apartment.
Davis was charged with trafficking between 28 and 100 grams of cocaine, possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, violating a drug-free school zone, possession of a firearm in the commission of a felony, possession of ammunition without a firearms identification card, possession of a firearm without a license, and receiving stolen property.
Police also confiscated his vehicle, a 2003 Infinity Q45, saying he had used it to transport drugs.
Delaney said the gun was traced back to one reported stolen in a Springfield burglary.
Delaney said the raid was the result of a lengthy investigation by the narcotics bureau. He said Davis had been suspected of being a mid-level dealer who supplied cocaine to other dealers.
When police burst into his apartment, they found Davis in bed asleep with his year-old son. The baby's mother returned and he was placed in her care, Delaney said.
Davis was scheduled to be arraigned Friday in Springfield District Court but information on the arraignment was not available.