Bridgeport police say they have arrested a major player in the city's drug trade after a long-term investigation.

Officials arrested 48-year-old Clark Thomas after following his truck from Shelton to Norwalk.

They say he had a large amount of marijuana and $18,000 in cash on him at the time.

Police say they later searched his home on North Avenue and found 400 bags of heroin, crack, body armor and $5,000 in jewelry.