Two people have been arrested after authorities seized narcotics valued at approximately $300,000 in Blythe, police said.
Detectives from the Blythe Police Department coordinated with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Crisis Response team and the U.S. Border Patrol Canine Unit to “target narcotics distribution groups in the city of Blythe,” the police department said Friday.
A search warrant was issued at a residence in the 200 block of North Fir Road on Wednesday, where authorities allegedly found “15.5. pounds of methamphetamine, 4.5 pounds of Carfentanil, 4.5 pounds of powdered fentanyl, 88 grams of heroin, 1400 pills that contain fentanyl, 280 oxycodone prescription pills and over $40,000 in US currency,” police said.
The suspects were identified as Hector Adan, 41, and Angie Murphy, 33, both residents of Blythe. They were arrested and booked into the John Benoit Detention Center in Indio on suspicion of possession of narcotics, with bail set at $200,000.
“The investigation into this narcotics distribution ring is ongoing and more arrests are anticipated,” police said.
Anyone with information about the case was urged to contact the Blythe Police Department at 951-922-6111 or anonymously by calling Crime Stoppers at 951-921-2273.