The Humboldt County Drug Task Force announced the largest one-time seizure of narcotics in its history yesterday after serving six search warrants at locations stretching from McKinleyville to Fortuna, resulting in one arrest. The yield — the culmination of a nearly one year investigation — included 30 pounds of methamphetamine, 5.5 pounds of cocaine, 3 […]
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Drug Task Force Investigation Leads to Record Fentanyl Bust
A months-long investigation led to the seizure of 15,000 “30” fentanyl pills this week, the largest bust of the powerful opioid in Humboldt County’s history, according to a news release from the Humboldt County Drug Task Force. Three men were arrested Tuesday after drug task force agents, with the assistance of the Humboldt County Sheriff’s […]
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Two Arrested for Fentanyl Sales in Eureka
The Humboldt County Drug Task Force arrested two Eureka residents Thursday as part of an ongoing investigation into fentanyl sales, according to a news release. According to the release, agents contacted Amy Spindler, 45, who had been under investigation since early in the month, at a gas station on the 2800 block of Broadway and […]
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Hoopa Man Arrested for Alleged Fentanyl Sale Tied to Woman’s Fatal Overdose
Yesterday, the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office arrested 30-year-old Hoopa resident James Charles Williamson II on suspicion of manslaughter, possession of fentanyl for sale and transportation of fentanyl for sale after the Humboldt County Drug Task Force launched an investigation into the fatal overdose of a Weitchpec woman in November. According to the press release, on […]
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Humboldt Fentanyl Deaths Soar to 33
The Humboldt County Drug Task Force reports today that the county has seen 33 fentanyl-related overdose deaths to date this year, more than double the number in all of 2020, which stood at 11. In a news release, which emphasizes that individuals who sell the powerful opioid can be charged with murder, the drug task […]
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HumCo Fentanyl Overdoses Coming at “Staggering” Rate in 2021
Humboldt County is in the midst of a surge of fentanyl-related overdose deaths, alarming local officials who have long braced for the powerful opioid’s impact on the North Coast. Fentanyl has accounted for nearly 50 percent of Humboldt County’s alcohol and other drug (AOD) deaths so far this year, with five overdose deaths logged in […]
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Drug Task Force Reports Seizing 5K Fentanyl Pills
The Humboldt County Drug Task Force reported today making a handful of arrests and seizing more than 5,000 counterfeit Percocet pills containing fentanyl after a weeks-long investigation initiated after multiple fentanyl overdoses were reported in the Hoopa Valley. According to a press release, the investigation started March 5 when a Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputy working […]
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Largest Fentanyl Bust in HCDTF History
The Humboldt County Drug Task Force seized 4 ounces of fentanyl, the largest seizure amount in HCDTF history, earlier this morning after serving a search warrant on a vehicle belonging to Roscoe Reidel of Eureka. According to the release, HCDTF had been investigating Reidel since December for allegedly transporting large quantities of fentanyl from San […]
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HCDTF Confiscate More Than One Pound of Meth
Humboldt County Drug Task Force seized approximately 1.31 pounds of methamphetamine, 1.5 ounces of cocaine and $7,900 after serving a search warrant on two Eureka residents yesterday. According to the release, HCDTF agents had been investigating Miguel Jose SierraHerrera, 25, and his girlfriend Micheal Clair Guyette, 25, before making a traffic stop that led to […]
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HCDTF Seize One-Fourth Pound of Meth and 1,300 Oxycodone Pills
The Humboldt County Drug Task Force seized one-fourth pound of methamphetamine and about 1,300 Oxycodone pills after serving several warrants in unincorporated areas of Eureka. The warrants were in response to “a seizure by customs agents in Peru who intercepted multiple packages containing large quantities of Oxycodone that were being shipped” to the Eureka addresses […]
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Investigation Finds 2 Suspected Meth Runners
Two suspected “runners” for a drug trafficking organization were found with a combined 3 pounds of methamphetamine during traffic stops Aug. 29 as part of a Humboldt County Drug Task Force operation, including a Hoopa woman who was allegedly transporting the drug with her 3-year-old grandson in the car, according to authorites. According to a […]
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Drug Task Force Reports Seizing 5 Pounds of Heroin
The Humboldt County Drug Task Force reported seizing nearly 5 pound of suspected heroin while seeing a search warrant yesterday, according to a press release. The warrant, served in the 500 block of Warren Creek Road, was targeting Jack Ryan Skundrich, 34, who is well known to the task force. According to the press release, […]