Westport Police charge man with drug and motor vehicle offenses after incident on Route 6

Local police have made an arrest after a recent incident.

According to Westport Police, on Wednesday, at just after 1:30 a.m., Officer Sean Munzing was on patrol in the area of State Road (Route 6). A vehicle passed his location without a front license plate and Officer Munzing initiated a motor vehicle stop.

The operator, Walter Brewster Gomes, told Officer Munzing he did not have his license on him. A query of the license status revealed Gomes had a suspended license. Officer Munzing then placed Gomes under arrest.

During the booking process, Gomes was searched. As a result, one bag of suspected crack cocaine weighing 31 grams, one bag of suspected cocaine weighing 29 grams and one bag of suspected adderall pills (18) was found on him.

Subsequently, Gomes was charged with motor vehicle offenses along with one count of Trafficking A Controlled Substance (Class B) and Possession of a Controlled Substance (Class E)

Gomes pled not guilty at his arraignment and was held on $5,000 cash bail.

He has a probable cause hearing set for February 24th.