Costa Mesa drug dealer sentenced for selling Fentanyl that killed an O.C. woman
Matthew Benjamin Hurley, a Virginia man, was sentenced Monday to 14 years in federal prison after he admitted to selling a bag of fentanyl out of a Costa Mesa motel,…
The Orange Police seized a large haul of illegal pills and cash over the weekend
Orange Police Department patrol officers made some outstanding car stops over the weekend and seized thousands of illegal pills. They also seized quite a bit of currency including 20's, 50's…
The SAPD seized Fentanyl and Meth from a local probationer
Members of the OCDA's AB 109 unit, the SAPD Directed Enforcement Unit and investigators from the Orange County District Attorney’s Office developed information of a probationer known to sell drugs.…
Over 30K rainbow Fentanyl pills seized by the Costa Mesa Police Dept.
On Tuesday night, Jan. 24, a Costa Mesa police officer attempted to stop a vehicle for a vehicle code violation but the driver refused to yield and subsequently led officers…
15K rainbow Fentanyl pills and ten pounds of meth seized by the OC Sheriff in North O.C.
The OC Sheriff South Narcotics Team made a significant seizure of narcotics after an extensive investigation into a suspect believed to be involved in the distribution of large amounts of…
Irvine mother of toddler sickened by Fentanyl facing felony charges
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A 30-year-old mother has been charged with felony child abuse and endangerment for allowing her 23-month-old son to be exposed to fentanyl, causing the baby to…
Two suspects planning on shipping Fentanyl out of Orange County arrested
Huntington Beach police officers on patrol conducted an enforcement stop after observing a driver and passenger exit a vehicle and litter. Upon contacting the driver and passenger, they admitted to…
Santa Ana man heads to prison after allowing his infant daughter to ingest Fentanyl
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A second striker has been sentenced to four years in state prison after his 10-month-old daughter had to be revived with Narcan after ingesting his fentanyl…
The Westminster police arrested a couple that had meth and fentanyl in their car
Over the weekend, a Westminster police officer was patrolling the area of Moran St. and Bolsa Ave. and observed a suspicious vehicle. The officer contacted the occupants of the vehicle…
12K Fentanyl pills found in candy boxes in drug bust at LAX
On October 19, 2022, at approximately 0730 hours, LA County Sheriff’s Narcotics Bureau Detectives and Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) agents assigned to a task force at the Los Angeles International…
55,000 fentanyl pills and over $20K in cash seized by police in Santa Ana
The Costa Mesa POlice Special Investigations Unit (SIU), working with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Orange County on active narcotics trafficking investigations, recently arrested three suspects in Santa Ana who were…
OCTA buses will feature anti-Fentanyl ads
SANTA ANA, Calif. – Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer has launched a countywide anti-fentanyl ad campaign on Orange County Transit Authority buses to warn residents about the deadly dangers…
CA Attorney General announces the seizure of millions of Fentanyl pills
LOS ANGELES — California Attorney General Rob Bonta today provided an update on the California Department of Justice’s (DOJ) ongoing work to address the fentanyl crisis, including the seizure of…
CA school leaders warned about rainbow Fentanyl
(Santa Ana, CA) – The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) issued a warning to school leaders last week about a new and concerning “rainbow fentanyl,” a potentially fatal drug…
36 million lethal doses of Fentanyl were seized by U.S. law enforcement since May
The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) announced today the results of an enforcement operation that spanned from May to September and resulted in significant fentanyl seizures across…
