NORWICH – The Norwich Police Department concluded an investigation into the distribution of illegal substances with the execution of a no-knock search warrant at 12 State St. in the City of Norwich.

On Friday, Nov. 7, 2014, at approximately 9:20 p.m., NPD officers forcibly entered a single family residence with the authority of a search warrant signed by Chenango County Court Judge Frank B. Revoir, Jr.

Once inside the residence, NPD officers arrested three people for alleged crimes and seized large quantities of heroin, “crack” cocaine and cash. NPD officers made entry and were allegedly able to stop one of the people inside the residence from destroying illegal substance evidence.

There was also a child under the age of 12 inside the residence at the time of entry.

The arrests followed an investigation that began when officers were alerted to a high amount of transient traffic to and from the residence.

According to police, NPD K-9's Weeks and Nitro assisted in the investigation.

NPD officers were assisted by the New York State Police Community Narcotics Enforcement Team (CNET).

“The people in this house were drawing attention to themselves. The investigators developed enough information to obtain a search warrant and the results speak volumes of what was going on in there for the past few weeks,” said Norwich City Police Chief Joseph Angelino.