NEWPORT — Police arrested two local men on drug charges following a months-long investigation into crack cocaine dealing, authorities said.
Tyquan Mitchell, 24, and Gerald McNeill, 62, both of Newport, were taken into custody on Oct. 24 after police executed search warrants at two locations, according to Lt.
Joseph C. Carroll, public information officer for the Newport Police Department.
The investigation began after police received complaints about narcotics activity at an apartment on 76 Broadway.
Detectives subsequently obtained warrants for that address and an apartment in Bayside Village at 143 Third Street.
During the searches, police found crack cocaine, cash and drug paraphernalia at the Broadway location.
At the Bayside Village apartment, detectives discovered crack cocaine, an illegal firearm and an illegal high-capacity magazine.
Mitchell faces charges of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, possession of a firearm by a prohibited person, possession of a firearm while committing a crime of violence and possession of a high-capacity feeding device.
He was arraigned at Second Division District Court and held on $40,000 surety bail.
McNeill was charged with maintaining a narcotics nuisance and possession of crack cocaine.
He was released on $1,000 personal recognizance after his arraignment.
Carroll noted this was the third illegal firearm recovered by the department’s Vice unit in the past two weeks.
