3 Norwich Men Indicted On Drug Trafficking Charges: Feds

NORWICH, CT — Three Norwich men have been indicted on federal drug trafficking charges, according to a statement from prosecutors. Darrick Shelby, “Butch, and “Butchy Brown,” 60;Darrin Harris, 44; and Kelly McGill, 50, were charged with conspiracy to distribute, and to possess with intent to distribute, various quantities of cocaine or crack-cocaine.

A total of nine men from around the state have been charged in the case which stems from an investigation led by the FBI and the Norwich, New London, and Hartford Police Departments into a drug distribution network that stretched from southeastern Connecticut to the Hartford, New Britain, and Waterbury areas.

If convicted, McGill and Shelby face a mandatory minimum sentence of five years. Harris faces a mandatory minimum of 20 years if convicted because of his criminal record.

Police raided Hartford and New Britain homes in the case, seizing approximately three kilograms of cocaine and nearly $100,000 in cash.