One Arrested by Drug Task Force During Heroin Raid in Fortuna
Humboldt County Drug Task Force press release:
Potts
On 05-23-17 at around 10:00 A.M. Special Agents with the Humboldt County Drug Task Force, with
assistance from the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office served a search warrant at a residence in the 2600 block
of Boone Street in the city of Fortuna.
When the warrant was served agents located the resident, 51-year-old Laurie Potts. With the assistance of
Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office narcotics detection K-9 Ella, Special Agents located 35 grams of suspected
heroin. Two digital scales, packaging materials along with pay and owe sheets were also located during the
search.
$3,200.00 in U.S. currency was located and seized as it was believed to be proceeds from illegal narcotics
sales. Laurie was arrested for possession of a narcotic, possession of a narcotic for sale, maintaining a residence
for the purposes of selling narcotics and violation of probation. She was subsequently booked into the
Humboldt County Correctional Facility for the above listed charges.
Anyone with information related to this investigation or other narcotics related crimes are encouraged to call
the Humboldt County Drug Task Force at 707-444- 8095 or the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office Tip Line at
707-268- 2539.
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