Amtrak rider arrested in Bridgeport on drug charges

BRIDGEPORT — A 37 year-old Brooklyn man was taken off an Amtrak train after he allegedly attempted to grope passengers, and police say the man was also carrying a large cache of drugs.

The arrest was made by Metropolitan Transportation Authority police at 1:15 p.m. Monday, spokeswoman Meredith Daniels said.

MTA Police were notified of an unruly passenger on board an Amtrak train who was allegedly using profanity and attempting to grope other riders. The arrest was made when the train arrived at the Bridgeport station.

A search of the suspect found that he was carrying 1,320 individual packages of a substance which preliminary field tests determined to be heroin, officials said.

The suspect, whose name was not immediately available, was charged with illegal manufacture, distribution and sale of narcotics, unauthorized possession of a controlled substance and breach of peace.