A New York man who was arrested last month with operating a drug factory in Danbury, has been arrested on new charges. Danbury Police Detectives investigating illegal drug sales from local hotel rooms in the area were assisted by the Drug Enforcement Administration and identified 49-year old Peter Vetere of Brewster as the target.
After last month's arrest related to drugs in his Danbury apartment, Vetere was released on bond.
Warrants were then granted for a search of his car and a hotel room where he was staying. Vetere was stopped in the parking lot and found in possession of fentanyl, crack cocaine and more than $1,300 cash. More crack cocaine, fentnayl and ecstasy pills were located in the room.
Vetere was charged with five counts each of possession of a controlled substance and possession of narcotics with intent to sell and two counts of possession of drug paraphernalia. He was held on $500,000 bond.
Police say his associate, 29-year-old Amanda Fitzgerald of Danbury was charged with three counts each of possession of a controlled substance and possession of narcotics with intent to sell and one count of possession of drug paraphernalia. A passenger in his vehicle, 56-year-old Kathleen McKinney of Danbury, was charged with two counts each of possession of a controlled substance and possession of narcotics with intent to sell and one count of possession of drug paraphernalia.
