Top Row: Maldonado-Salinas, Lopez-Moreno, Juarez-Pompa; Bottom Row: Lopez-Garcia, Hernandez-Pulido, Castillo. Photo: Humboldt County Drug Task Force

From the Humboldt County Drug Task Force:

On February 15, 2018, the Humboldt County Drug Task Force with assistance from the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office, Eureka Police Department, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Bureau of Land Management, United States Forest Service and the California Department of Justice served six Humboldt County Superior Court search warrants.

The search warrants were related to an ongoing investigation into a narcotics trafficking and distribution operation being conducted in the Eureka/Arcata area. As a result of the warrants approximately five pounds of suspected methamphetamine, a butane extraction lab, approximately 12 grams of suspected cocaine, 2 grams of suspected heroin, 7 vicodin, 54 xanax, 14 hydrocodone, and 13 clonazepam were seized. Along with this was evidence of sales including scales, packaging material and prepackaged narcotics. Additionally, Agents seized three semi-automatic pistols that were illegally possessed.

Six individuals were arrested in connection with this investigation.

• 26 year old Vicente Lopez-Garcia was arrested and booked for possession of a controlled substance for sale, possession of a narcotic for sale and maintaining a residence for the purposes of distributing controlled substances.
  
• 52 year old Vicente Lopez-Moreno was arrested and booked for possession of a controlled substance for sale and maintaining a residence for the purposes of distributing controlled substances.
• 25 year old Isis Maldonado-Salinas was arrested and booked for possession of a controlled substance for sale and maintaining a residence for the purposes of distributing controlled substances.
• 23 year old Alexis Juarez-Pompa was arrested and booked for manufacturing concentrated cannabis using a volatile solvent without a license, and maintaining a residence for the purposes of distributing a controlled substance.
• 25 year old Yesenia Hernandez-Pulido was arrested and booked for manufacturing concentrated cannabis using a volatile substance without a license.
• 29 year old Christian Castillo was arrested and booked for possession of a narcotic for sale and possession of a firearm while in possession of a narcotic.

This investigation is ongoing and future arrests are anticipated. 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.

Photo: Humboldt County Drug Task Force.