After weeks of surveillance, the Humboldt County Drug Task Force and the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office arrested Casey O’Leary Menanno on suspicion of possessing narcotics for sale. Meananno had already been alrady arrested three times this year and has 13 other pending cases from local law enforcement agencies where he’s suspected “in weapons, narcotics and […]
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Drug Task Force Seizes 5 Pounds of Suspected Heroin
Around 5:15 p.m., the Humboldt County Drug Task Force pulled over a vehicle near the onramp to U.S. Highway 101 from the Miranda bridge. According to Humboldt County Sheriff Sgt. Jesse Taylor, the vehicle contained about 5 pounds of heroin. Taylor responded to our request for information in an email reply, saying, “I can confirm […]
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Four Pounds of Heroin Seized by Humboldt County Drug Task Force
The Humboldt County Drug Task Force apprehended 4 pounds of “suspected heroin packaged for sale” during a traffic stop last week in Southern Humboldt. Jessie Kate Hawk, 38, and David Eugene Couch, 62, were identified as suspects and detained. The two were stopped on U.S. Highway 101 near Miranda after agent were able to secure […]
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Drug Task Force Record Streak Continues with Loleta Bust
The Humboldt County Drug Task Force continued its record streak Sunday with the seizure of 12 pounds of heroin stashed in a hidden compartment during a traffic stop in Loleta — believed to be the largest one-stop confiscation in the county’s history. Two men — Carlos Cota-Alonso and Edgar Barragan-Castano — from Sonora, Mexico, were […]
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Task Force Finds 6 Pounds of Heroin in Bust
The Humboldt County Drug Task Force is continuing its record string of heroin seizures. The task force reported this morning that agents served a search warrant at a residence in the 500 block of Warren Creek Road in Arcata and located approximately 6 pounds of suspected heroin, as well as $6,000 in cash believed to […]
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As Heroin Addiction Increases, Humboldt Sees a Surge in Drug Seizures
Just three drug busts between August and November — including one of the largest in recent history — helped push the amount of heroin seized by the Humboldt County Drug Task Force in 2018 into the record books. Over the course of last year, the multi-agency investigative team recovered nearly 35 pounds of the drug […]
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Drug Task Force Seizes 9 Pounds of Heroin
The Humboldt County Drug Task Force announced this afternoon that it has arrested three Mexican nationals in what it believes to be the largest heroin seizure in recent county history. In the culmination of a year-long investigation, agents arrested Carlos Sanchez-Gallego, 63, of Mexicali, Mexico, after a search of his vehicle in Eureka discovered nearly […]
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Hoopa Man Arrested After Shot Fired at Drug Task Force Agents
No one was hurt after a Hoopa man allegedly fired a single round Sunday at special agents with the Humboldt County Drug Task Force who were conducting an unspecified investigation at his residence on Airport Road. According to a HCDTF release, Robert Gerald Mastel reportedly fired a shot in the direction of the agents, who […]
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Suspected Coke Dealer Fails to Appear in Court
A $200,000 arrest warrant was issued this morning for Ariel Arguelles-Sosa after he failed to show at a bail review hearing requested by the Humboldt County District Attorney’s Office to raise concerns about whether his bail was procured from drug money, according to a media report. Arguelles-Sosa was arrested Aug. 30 in what officials described […]
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Teen Arrested After 1.5 Pounds of Heroin Found in Hidden Car Compartment
A 17-year-old boy who law enforcement officials believe was “employed by a drug trafficking organization” was arrested earlier this week after Humboldt County Drug Task Force agents reported finding 1.5 pounds of heroin in a hidden compartment of the car he was driving. According to a release, the agents were conducting an investigation Tuesday at […]