Five people from Carson City remained in custody Tuesday, charged after police recovered more than $600,000 in drugs.
Sgt. Matt Trippett, of the Tri-Net Narcotic Task Force, said a raid Thursday at four Carson City addresses resulted in the arrests of Ruvin Lamas, 37; Daniel Andrade-Mendoza, 34; Gloria Sanchez, 21; Jose Pacheco, 21; and Dario Gonzalez, 23.
According to the arrest report, officers conducted four separate purchases of cocaine from Andrade-Mendoza and on two of those occasions, Lamas was allegedly present.
In all officers allegedly recovered 5.2 pounds of cocaine, 2.6 pounds of methamphetamine, 5.5 pounds of marijuana, and $9,500 in cash.
Trippett said at least two of the locations searched were Andrade-Mendoza's Woodside Drive apartment and an address on Hot Springs Road.
Pacheco is being held on trafficking a controlled substance 28 grams or more, trafficking methamphetamine and conspiracy to violate the controlled substance act.
Sanchez is being held on trafficking a controlled substance 28 grams or more, trafficking methamphetamine, possession of a controlled substance for sale and conspiracy to violate the controlled substance act.
Gonzalez is being held on trafficking a controlled substance 28 grams or more, trafficking methamphetamine, possession of a controlled substance for sale, possession of a controlled substance and conspiracy to violate the controlled substance act.
Lamas is being held on trafficking a controlled substance 28 grams or more, trafficking methamphetamine, trafficking a controlled substance 14 to 28 grams, conspiracy to violate the controlled substance act, possession of a controlled substance for sale and possession of a controlled substance.
Andrade-Mendoza is being held on four counts of sale of a controlled substance, trafficking a controlled substance 14 to 28 grams, trafficking a controlled substance 28 grams or more and conspiracy to violate the controlled substance act.
During their arraignments, Lamas, Andrade-Mendoza, and Pacheco had their bail increased to $1 million each. The rest have bails set at $250,000.
Trippett said each of the suspects also have a hold on them from Immigration and Customs Enforcement which would dictate that if they posted bail, they'd be surrendered to ICE.
"Thanks to the excellent cooperative work of the Tri-Net Narcotic Task Force and its member agencies, a large amount of dangerous drugs are now off our streets and several major drug dealers are in custody facing long prison sentences," said District Attorney Neil Rombardo.
Rombardo's office worked with the task force to draft the search and arrest warrants. "This is exactly the kind of enforcement we need to send the message that if you're dealing drugs in Carson City, you're going to get caught, and you're going to prison."
The Tri-NET Narcotic Task Force is comprised of detectives from the Department of Public Safety, the Drug Enforcement Administration, Nevada National Guard and deputies from Lyon County, Douglas County and the Carson City Sheriff's offices.
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