This Last Year, DTF Seized Over 60 pounds of Meth and Heroin, According to Stats They Just Released

Approximately 8 pounds of methamphetamine

Approximately 8 pounds of
methamphetamine were located in the spare tire on the bottom of the vehicle in June of 2018. [Photo provided by HCDTF]

Press release from the Humboldt County Drug Task Force:

The Humboldt County Drug Task Force (HCDTF) had a successful year investigating illegal narcotics activities, seizing almost two times more heroin in 2018 than in the previous six years combined.

Methamphetamine and heroin are dangerous drugs that continue to plague our county. The HCDTF’s main focus is to investigate methamphetamine and heroin interdiction, sales and possession, giving special attention to investigating drug trafficking within Humboldt County. During these investigations, HCDTF agents often locate and confiscate several other items, including other drugs and illegal firearms. The HCDTF and the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office are committed to creating safer and healthier communities by investigating and eliminating the flow of illegal narcotics into Humboldt County.

In 2018, HCDTF:

  • Served 135 search warrants
  • Arrested 106 suspects
  • Seized 45 firearms
  • Seized the following:
    Methamphetamine 28.95 Pounds
    Heroin 34.44 Pounds
    Cocaine  3.10 Pounds
    MDMA 55 Grams
    Ketamine  89 Grams
    Marijuana  333 Pounds
    Concentrated Cannabis  5.65 Pounds
    Butane Hash Oil   474 Grams

The HCDTF is comprised of Special Agents from the Humboldt County District Attorney’s Office, the Arcata Police Department, the Fortuna Police Department, the Eureka Police Department, the California Highway Patrol, the Bureau of Land Management and the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office.

The HCDTF welcomes citizen tips to aid in our investigations. If you have information for HCDTF agents, please contact (707) 444-8095.

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Muddy Black Dodge
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Muddy Black Dodge
5 years ago

So glad to hear that much meth was taken, it’s alarming that there was that much out there… Yuck!

Divide by Zero
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Divide by Zero
5 years ago

What’s more alarming is where it comes from.

LostCoastEMP
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LostCoastEMP
5 years ago
Reply to  Divide by Zero

Mexico. But hey….. let’s keep it open

Keep On Dancing 🕺💃 🎼
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Keep On Dancing 🕺💃 🎼
5 years ago
Reply to  LostCoastEMP

For the most part, heroin doesn’t come from Mexico over the border. It comes from our “allies” in Afghanistan 🇦🇫 on American military planes. ✈️ Just say no to war!

Guest
Guest
Guest
5 years ago

“Mexico is the major source of heroin in the U.S. It produces 3 main forms of the drug: brown powder, black tar, and white powder.”

https://heroin.net/types-of-heroin/by-area-of-origin/

Rule of Law not Leftists
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Rule of Law not Leftists
5 years ago

The gullible public still supports the troops and allows war for globalist profit to continue for decades taking taxes which could have been spent on our people and infrastructure. But the public is too caught up in the charade of the duality of the single party of Wall Street which purposely divides us and distracts through propaganda. Course this is conspiracy theory for most people, which is actually conspiracy fact, the average person won’t believe anyways even with the facts. But you don’t have to take my word for it.

https://www.globalresearch.ca/a-conspiracy-theory-that-became-a-conspiracy-fact-the-cia-afghanistans-poppy-fields-and-americas-growing-heroin-epidemic/5533673

Rule of Law not Leftists
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Rule of Law not Leftists
5 years ago

Then there is the Globalists plan to keep people on drugs legally for profit where the revolving door from corporate boards to head bureaucrat so drugs are pushed legally on the public for profit. Course no one has read “Brave New World” and figured out that today’s Soma is whatever the Globalists push. The American public are ignorant smucks. Again, don’t have to take my word for it.

https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/07/fda-s-revolving-door-companies-often-hire-agency-staffers-who-managed-their-successful

Jaekelopterus
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Jaekelopterus
5 years ago

Damn, looks like we need some socialists in power to break up the Pharma monopolies!

I like stars
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I like stars
5 years ago
Reply to  Jaekelopterus

and kill all the addicts and other “undesirables” like they have done historically?

Weren’t Stalin and Mao great?

The history of socialism is mass murder.

Jaekelopterus
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Jaekelopterus
5 years ago
Reply to  Jaekelopterus

Remember when FDR killed all the drug addicts?

Guest
Guest
Guest
5 years ago
Reply to  Jaekelopterus

No. An unknown tendril of history. Please link.

Jaekelopterus
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Jaekelopterus
5 years ago
Reply to  Jaekelopterus

He didn’t. FDR broke up monopolies and enacted popular social programs and public works projects. He was called a communist by his detractors, but his actions prevented a second Great Depression.

Divide by Zero
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Divide by Zero
5 years ago

Absurd, at best. Now show me the list of Afgan’s arrested in Eureka for meth. It comes from Mexico and you know it.

moocow
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5 years ago
Reply to  Divide by Zero

Most of it……for awhile the East Coast was getting a lot from Afghanistan, etc, but apparently that’s changed:

https://heroin.net/types-of-heroin/by-area-of-origin/

I like stars
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I like stars
5 years ago
Reply to  Divide by Zero

What’s more alarming is that the amount seized is almost certainly just a drop in the bucket of what is out there.

binbearda4
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binbearda4
5 years ago

good job boys,,,,BUT!!!!! seizure #’s seem awfully low. 333 pounds of weed, BS,, they get that much from the high school parking lot. Kym’s reported on TONS of weed being confiscated,,,,WTF???? Just wandering what happened to all the weed. I may be wrong but ,,,,whad-up? Was this in all of 2018 or just a couple days around here???? In fact,,all the #’s seem low. Where’s the dope?

gunther
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gunther
5 years ago
Reply to  binbearda4

Maybe that’s what they had left when they got back to the station.

moocow
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5 years ago
Reply to  binbearda4

They usually chip it and bury it or spread it out to compost…..

FORG
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FORG
5 years ago

Great work, DTF!

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Keep On Dancing 🕺💃 🎼
5 years ago
Reply to  FORG

You do of course know what “DTF” stands for in cyberspace, don’t you? LMFAO! 😆🤣😭😅😁. Thanks for the laugh! That was a good one. Keep up the (unintentional?) jokes! Awesome. 😄

Willie Caso-Mayhem
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5 years ago

Get that poison away from are children.

Mike
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Mike
5 years ago

Yep, because there are no more drugs left. There was a war on drugs and the drugs won

Guest
Guest
Guest
5 years ago
Reply to  Mike

There’s a war on drugs and the Democrats won!

Jaekelopterus
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Jaekelopterus
5 years ago
Reply to  Guest

The free market won, as per usual.

Keep On Dancing 🕺💃 🎼
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Keep On Dancing 🕺💃 🎼
5 years ago
Reply to  Guest

There was a war on Adderall and Donald Trump’s nose won! LOL! 😆🤣

Have you ever seen a person SNIFF SO MUCH in a single speech? I haven’t. Trump’s Adderall nasal drip 💧 is impressive indeed. Too bad he’s President, otherwise Trump’s undeniable (after tonight) drug problem would actually be funny. Instead it’s just sad and disturbing, kind of like the Trump regime at large. JUST SAY NO, DONALD TRUMP! Now we know why Nancy Reagan couldn’t stand you, among other reasons. MANY OTHER REASONS…

Mike
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Mike
5 years ago

trump derangement syndrome much? “I’m outraged because trump was sniffing during cold season” The only thing worse than the far right is the far left, aka Arcata.

Alex
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Alex
5 years ago
Reply to  Mike

“Trump Derangement Syndrome.”
The clinical psychiatrist’s diagnosis of why Trump acts the way he does.

Guest
Guest
Guest
5 years ago
Reply to  Alex

Liberal anosognosia.

Alex
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Alex
5 years ago
Reply to  Guest

You’re correct. Trump is quite liberally pathological. He’s quite happy to share it all around.

Guest
Guest
Guest
5 years ago
Reply to  Alex

More liberal anosognosia.

Johnny Reb
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Johnny Reb
5 years ago

Yeah great. But when I reported a grow house on my block they did NOTHING. NADA. ZILCH.

Sparklemahn
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5 years ago
Reply to  Guest

There’s a war on intelligence and the Conservatives LOST!

I like stars
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I like stars
5 years ago
Reply to  Sparklemahn

So liberals won the war on intelligence?

If so, congratulations on defeating intelligence (I guess). Yay!

I like stars
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I like stars
5 years ago
Reply to  Jaekelopterus

I didn’t make the original statement. I just pointed out the implications of the statement. Maybe Sparky was just a bit confused when lumping people into groups and passing judgement on them en masse.

Sheesh!!
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5 years ago

What’s more alarming is how many of our neighbors must be using those drugs. There wouldn’t be so much if we werent surrounded by drug addicts.

Jaekelopterus
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Jaekelopterus
5 years ago
Reply to  Sheesh!!

It’s almost as if the War on Drugs is somewhat counterproductive.

Chatty Cathy
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Chatty Cathy
5 years ago
Reply to  Sheesh!!

Always the other guy,…

Yellow
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Yellow
5 years ago

Great job I hope they keep up the good work.

SoHum
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SoHum
5 years ago

And Humboldt County votes yes on sanctuary county… What a bunch of sheep!

Jaekelopterus
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Jaekelopterus
5 years ago
Reply to  SoHum

Its not the sanctuary states that have the worst heroin problems.

https://www.drugabuse.gov/drugs-abuse/opioids/opioid-summaries-by-state

Guest
Guest
Guest
5 years ago
Reply to  Jaekelopterus

Give’em time. Sanctuary is still new. However I suspect that Humboldt Co is ahead of the rest of the US on heroin addiction.

local observer
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local observer
5 years ago
Reply to  Guest

3 cities on Ohio are in the top ten and the #1 slot is Dayton, OH. very few Mexicans in Ohio but black tar is the main product on the street. you should try google it might help.

Guest 62
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Guest 62
5 years ago

Definitely good to have it off the street but that’s not much meth . Only enough to supply 37 people for a habit of 1 gram or 2 lines a night for one year. Tweekers use a lot more than that in a night. It seems to be a very tough battle to win .

Roe
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Roe
5 years ago
Reply to  Guest 62

[edit] It was 60 pounds less drugs than anybody was going to put up their nose or kill each other over. Get real

I like stars
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I like stars
5 years ago
Reply to  Roe

Guest 62 is right.

Why do you think it’s your place to tell anyone to “shit up”? Your comment is rude. Are you rude to people face to face or just when you have the protection of anonymity?

Guest62
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Guest62
5 years ago
Reply to  I like stars

Thanks I like the stars . Roe is the one who needs to get real .

Guest 62
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Guest 62
5 years ago
Reply to  Roe

Roe read the facts I said meth . I did the math you didn’t . I said nothing rude against anyone . But I guess I struck a nerve but liars and fakes are scared of honest people like myself thank you for proving that .

Disgusting supervisors.
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Disgusting supervisors.
5 years ago

They’ve confinscated 5x more because there’s 20x more coming here than there used to be .And it is funny how through history every time our military is occupieing a opium producing country we have a massive herion epidemic.probably the only reason the taxpayers are still paying trillions to hold on to afgahnastan,why else would we be there there’s no resources for us to steal there like oil. Same old game rip off the taxpayers so a few can get filthy rich (usually corrupt Republicans) and there errand boys). It’s happening rite here in our front yard now just on a smaller scale as they give themselves raises on our half a percent tax

I like stars
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I like stars
5 years ago

Afghanistan may not have petroleum resources (I don’t know), but it is a very, very mineral rich country.

You’re right about the opium though. It’s been a source of illicit funds since at least the time of our involvement in Vietnam and probably much longer.

local observer
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local observer
5 years ago
Reply to  I like stars

since WW1 or earlier. if you have no battle field drug you have no battle.

tax payer
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tax payer
5 years ago

i doubt that there is more drugs coming here. i think the difference is dtf is now focused on real drugs and not mj.

Disgusting supervisors.
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Disgusting supervisors.
5 years ago

The dtf is focused on mj as well,they love them bonuses of pocketing the confiscated cash along with the rip off badge wearing mob SD!!!!!

Georgiagrownbutitainthome
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Georgiagrownbutitainthome
5 years ago

Seems like Trump could build his wall pretty quickly, if he legalized, let America produce and consume, and tax all drugs. Heck, he would probably even get reelected with all drugs legalization. The only thing the black market does is fill jails and the coffers of other importers.

'Merican Woman
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'Merican Woman
5 years ago

8 tons of cannabis in one bust….with NO ARRESTS🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Mendo Dont Care
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Mendo Dont Care
5 years ago

Attention Mendocino County : While Humboldt Goes After the Heroin and Meth our local sheriffs dep does very little to combat this crisis while zombies can be seen everywhere on our local streets looking for their next victim or fix. Allman needs to step up going after all the drugs being dealt in the local bars and end the war on pot. This shit is openly sold in most Mendo County bars by the local dealers and vatos. Why not send in some undercovers and get ti the bottom of the opioid and heroin epidemic.

Truth is Scary
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Truth is Scary
5 years ago

Us Troops protect the Opium fields in Afghanistan and all over the middle east, besides oil, its our main interest in the region. The troops protect the heroin and the CIA brings the heroin into our inner cities and targets certain populations with its supply. This has been happening for a very long time. Look up freeway Ricky Ross story where the CIA was supplying cocaine to disturb the black population with crack cocaine in the 1980s. Watch Freeway Ricky Ross And the CIA
https://youtu.be/cYCXL37oXUk

Guest
Guest
Guest
5 years ago

Some people will make use of their freedom to be bad boys.