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By Mike Donoghue
Vermont News First
Two Bloomfield, Conn. men are facing state drug charges following a raid by Burlington Police at a South Burlington residence on Sunday morning, officials said.
Carllington Green, 23, and Rhaquise Burgos, 18, were jailed at the Northwest State Correctional Facility in St. Albans for lack of $50,000 bail, records show.
Interim Burlington Police Chief Shawn Burke said the two men were arrested following a month’s long investigation into a drug trafficking organization operating in the downtown area of the Queen City.
The two out-of-state men were identified as intentionally staying in a location outside of Burlington, Burke said.
Green is charged with both sale and trafficking of fentanyl, possession of cocaine, and dispensing – selling Xylazine, police said.
Burgos is facing charges of fentanyl trafficking, possession of cocaine, false information to police, and possession of a depressant, stimulant and narcotic, records show.
They were traced to the Braeburn Apartments at 1662 Williston Road, the former Ho-Hum Motel near the corner of Airport Road, police said.
Officials said after securing a search warrant from a state judge, the Burlington Police Department’s Emergency Response Unit executed the high-risk raid at the complex, which is now owned by the Champlain Housing Trust of Burlington.
The two men were taken into custody without incident, Detective Lt. Mike Beliveau said.
A search of the residence yielded evidence of drug sales to include crack cocaine, fentanyl, xylazine and United States currency, Beliveau said.
The South Burlington Police and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration assisted in the operation, Chief Burke said.
Both defendants are due in Vermont Superior Court in Burlington for arraignment, police said.
The investigation remains ongoing. Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact Detective Padric Hartnett at (802) 540-2351.
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Another public service brought to the people of northwest Vermont by the Champlain Housing Trust, converting motels to provide housing for out-of-state drug dealers since 2006. They put the “trust” in housing, using the honor system to gauge peoples’ needs, and who needs housing more than the enterprising young street pharmacists from Connecticut who are satisfying an essential need to the local junkie community, who also make up much of CHT’s client base. When you want to know if your hard-earned tax dollars are having some effect in solving housing issues locally, think of the Champlain Housing Trust. They also appreciate additional donations, so feel free to send them a generous contribution since there are still a few motels in the area that have not yet been converted into drug dealer flophouses. Between the state voucher program at private motels and the total conversion of other motels, you can see just how accommodating Vermont is to these entrepreneurs by identifying the motels with the barbecue grills and the half a bicycle chained to the post outside the rooms. Next time you are in the market for some street Xylazine or Fentanyl, make sure you go out of your way to patronize a dealer who is a client of the Champlain Housing Trust, so you can do your part to contribute to Vermont’s promotion of the VRBO and AirBnB short-term rental industry, which is the natural result when tourists know of Vermont’s reputation and are now afraid to book a motel.
As they say on their website: “Champlain Housing Trust is committed to inclusivity in our housing, nonprofit facilities, and programs for all members of our community. It doesn’t matter who you are or where you came from”.