Press release from the Humboldt County Drug Task Force:

On July 14, 2026, the Humboldt County Drug Task Force (HCDTF), with the assistance of the Eureka Police Department (EPD), and the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) POP team conducted an undercover narcotics operation in the Old Town area of Eureka. During the operation, undercover agents purchased methamphetamine from five individuals: Socimo Zepeda, Jeremy Mills, Annalise Perry, Charles Ryan, and Carmelita Phillips.

Following the undercover purchases, HCDTF Agents and EPD Officers conducted enforcement actions and took all five subjects into custody. Mills was found in possession of approximately 12.5 grams of suspected methamphetamine during his arrest.

All five individuals were charged with violation of Health and Safety Code section 11378- sales of a controlled substance- and were booked at the Humboldt County Correctional Facility.

On October 6th, 2026, HCDTF conducted a second undercover narcotics operation in the Old Town area of Eureka, with assistance from the EPD Community Safety Engagement Team (CSET) and the HCSO POP team. During the operation, undercover agents purchased methamphetamine from four individuals: Zachary Riffe, Charles Riley, and Lance Ostlund.

Following the undercover purchases, Riffe and Riley were arrested in Old Town, Eureka. Ostlund was subsequently stopped in a vehicle and arrested. During a search incident to arrest, agents located approximately 14 grams of suspected methamphetamine on Ostlund.

Riffe, Riley, and Ostlund were booked into the Humboldt County Correctional Facility for violation of Health and Safety Code section 11378 - sales of a controlled substance.

HCDTF remains committed to working collaboratively with local law enforcement agencies to keep narcotics off the streets of Humboldt County.