Top from left: Daevoungh Aaron Ross, Yusef Rawls, Craig Troxler, Daquan Dangerfield, Alan Newell, Gilbert Gray Bottom from left: Jaden Schaefer, Jaiquan McKnight, Javier Mercado, Luis Santigo, Tyreek Middleton

Waterbury police have arrested 41 suspected drug dealers and hold arrest warrants for 11 others as part of a large-scale operation to crack down on the sale of heroin in the city.

“Operation: Raw Deal” targeted mid-level narcotics dealers in the city, specifically those that sell heroin, and arose in response to an increase in heroin overdoses. The suspects face charges ranging from sale of narcotics to possession in a school zone, conspiracy at sale of narcotics, and firearms violations.

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