Joseph Gardner and Irene Gardner were arrested

Joseph Gardner, 68, and Irene Gardner, 66, were arrested about 7 a.m., police said. Police had a search and seizure warrant for the Gardners' home as part of an investigation into the distribution of cocaine, police said. Members of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, the canine units of the Manchester Police Department and the Norwich Police Department assisted Plainfield police, police said. Each Gardner was charged with possession of cocaine, possession of cocaine with intent to sell, possession of cocaine within 1,500 feet of a school and possession of cocaine within 1,500 feet of a school with intent to sell, police said.
Each Gardner was released on $10,000 bail and is scheduled to appear at Danielson Superior Court on July 28.

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