NORWICH – Last week, prosecutors revealed a sealed grand jury indictment accusing a man of participating in a Norwich drug operation in which more than $25,000 in cocaine and an assault weapon were seized.

The top charge in the eight-count indictment charges 28-year-old Michael Victor with second degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a Class A-II felony carrying a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison.

According to the indictment, Victor had four ounces of cocaine wrapped in plastic bags and a number of firearms hidden in a Mercedes Benz that was in a Town of Norwich storage unit on County Road 32.

However, Victor faces an even longer sentence for the other felonies listed in his indictment: three counts of second degree criminal possession of a weapon, a Class C felony which carries a maximum sentence of 15 years in prison for each. The indictment claims Victor had a loaded assault weapon and a number of other loaded firearms, with the serial numbers ground off, hidden inside the sports car.

On March 27, the Norwich Police Department, with assistance from the New York State Troopers, Chenango County Sheriff’s Office and the Greene K-9 unit, forced their way into two separate apartments in the City of Norwich at 72 Plymouth St. and 31 Hickok Ave.