The Costa Mesa police made a drug bust after getting a tip from a resident

Yesterday, the Costa Mesa Community Policing Unit responded to a call of a suspicious woman sitting in her car for over an hour in a residential area. The Costa Mesa police officers contacted her and saw she had drug paraphernalia sticking out of her pants pocket.

Upon further investigation, she was found to also be in possession of:

• 10.5 grams of fentanyl
• 21.4 grams of methamphetamine
• 30 Suboxone strips
• Pills of assorted prescribed medications
• 1 baton
• 1 Taser disguised as a flashlight
• 1 pepper spray
• $639.00 in cash, and miscellaneous drug paraphernalia

Officers promptly arrested the suspect thanks to the vigilant caller who saw something suspicious and reported it to the police.

Art Pedroza Editor

Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.

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