TORRINGTON – A Torrington woman remained in custody in the Goshen County Jail on Thursday afternoon, facing felony drug charges stemming from a warrant search involving local and federal enforcement agencies.
Torrington Police Chief Timothy Hurd said Melody Dawn Boalch, 42, was arrested shortly after 11 a.m. on Wednesday at a residence in the 1600 block of East F Street in Torrington when Torrington Police, assisted by officers from the federal Homeland Security, Drug Enforcement Agency, Postal Service and Customs and Board Protection executed a search warrant.
Hurd said Thursday the warrant netted more than 2,000, 100 milligram tablets of the opioid drug tapentadol, along with oxycodone and fentanyl. Information leading to the arrest resulted when U.S. Customs officials intercepted a package from India, bound for Torrington, Hurd said.
The tapentadol has a retail street value in excess of $2,500, Hurd said.
Boalch was jailed on felony possession of a Schedule II controlled substance, possession with intent to deliver of a Schedule II controlled substance and misdemeanor charges of child endangerment. As of Thursday afternoon, she was being held without bond in the Goshen County Jail, according to information on the Sheriff’s Department website.
Hurd praised the cooperation between his department and the various federal agencies involved which led to the arrest.
“I want enough people to we’re not going to tolerate this,” he said. “The public needs to know this stuff out there and we’re combating this.
“All the different federal agencies were great to us,” Hurd said. “When we work together, this is what happens.”
