From the Fortuna Police Department:

On December 16th 2018 at about 8:55 am, a Fortuna Police Department Sergeant contacted the occupants of a suspicious vehicle parked in the 800 block of Main St, Fortuna.

During the contact, the vehicle was found to be displaying false license plates, not registered to the vehicle.  Further investigation lead to the seizure of one assault rifle, one stolen handgun out of the State of Washington and over eleven ounces of suspected Methamphetamine packaged for sales. The vehicle occupants, Janet Mallett and Donnell Campbell were arrested, and booked into the Humboldt County Correctional Facility.

Mallett was booked on the following violations:

• 11378 H&S – Possession of a controlled substance for sales.
• 11379(a) H&S – Transportation of a controlled substance.
• 496(a) PC – Possession of stolen property.
• Warrant out of Mendocino County

Donnell was booked on the following violations:

• 11378 H&S – Possession of a controlled substance for sales.
• 11379(a) H&S – Transportation of a controlled substance.
• 32310 PC – Possession of a high capacity magazine.
• 30605(a) PC – Possession of an assault weapon.
• 4462.5 CVC – False registration.