From the Ferndale Police Department:

On October 23rd, 2015 at approximately 1645 hours, Ferndale Police Officers were on patrol in the area of Ocean and Main Street. Officer stopped a vehicle driven by Carrie Fuller of Fortuna on 5th and Pixley Streets for tinted windows. During the traffic investigation, officers learned there was an undisclosed amount of marijuana in the vehicle. Upon a search of the vehicle, Fortuna resident Alvin Eugene Machado was found to be in possession of a quarter ounce of methamphetamine, over 100 grams of packaged marijuana, approximately 53 grams of concentrated cannabis/marijuana and a methamphetamine pipe/drug paraphernalia.

Based on the officer’s investigation, Machado was arrested and booked on the following charges:

• H/S 11377 (a), Possession of methamphetamine
• H/S 11350 (a). Possession of cocaine
• H/S 11379 (a), Transportation/sales of methamphetamine
• H/S 11360 (a), Transportation of marijuana
• H/S 11357 (a), Possession of concentrated cannabis/marijuana
• H/S 11357 (c), Possession of over 28.5 grams of marijuana
• H/S 11364(a), Possession of drug paraphernalia/methamphetamine smoking pipe

Fuller was found to be in possession of methamphetamine and cited and released for the following charges:

• H/S 11377 (a), Possession of methamphetamine
• V/C 16028 (a), No insurance
• V/V 26708 (a)(2), Tinted front windows

Machado was booked into the Humboldt County Correctional Facility for the listed charges.