Madison Man Arrested on Drug Charges

• Incident date: February 2, 2015, 12:00 pm
• Incident type: Drugs
• Location/address: 917 Haywood Drive, Madison

On Monday, February 2, 2015, an investigation conducted by several UW-Madison Police officers and detectives led to the arrest of a well-known area drug dealer.

Zachary A. Czerkas, 23, Madison, was arrested for delivery of marijuana and maintaining a drug trafficking dwelling.  For nearly two months, the UW-Madison Police Department worked with our law enforcement partners with the Dane County Narcotics Task Force. On February 2, along with members of the task force, UWPD executed a search warrant of a residence located at 917 Haywood Drive, Madison. Czerkas was arrested on site without incident.

The investigation was initiated by UWPD after a drug contact near campus. Czerkas is not at all affiliated with UW-Madison.

Czerkas is currently being held at the Dane County jail on drug delivery and maintaining a drug trafficking dwelling charges. Czerkas is also on federal probation violation for manufacturing marijuana, stemming from an arrest in early 2010 where he was found guilty of growing more than 600 marijuana plants inside a residence.