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Drug task force arrests Glsatonbury teen found with illegal handgun reported lost in Florida in 2015

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A Glastonbury teen was arrested last week and charged with a series of drug and gun offenses after officers found him with a small amount of marijuana and a handgun reported missing from Florida.

Wagner Vinicios Bastos De Souza, 19, was arrested on April 24 and charged with a half-dozen offenses, including carrying a pistol without a permit, according to the East Central Narcotics Task Force.

Bastos De Souza came onto the task force's radar when officers received information he was selling marijuana and THC-infused products in Glastonbury and that he illegally carried a gun, said Manchester Police Sgt.