Two Charged With Trafficking Heroin After Traffic Stop in SoHum
This is a press release from the Humboldt County Drug Task Force. The information has not been proven in a court of law and any individuals described should be presumed innocent until proven guilty:
Michael Wade
On October 15th, 2020, special agents with the Humboldt County Drug Task Force (HCDTF) made a traffic stop on a vehicle on Highway 101 at the south end of Benbow Dr. in southern Humboldt. Agents had a signed search warrant for both occupants of the vehicle. The driver of the vehicle, Michael Wade (27 years old from Rio Dell), and his passenger, Josie Craig (27 years old from Garberville), have been under investigation by HCDTF for several weeks for trafficking heroin from southern California into Humboldt County. Agents were also aware that Wade had two felony warrants for his arrest.
Josie Craig
When agents attempted contact Wade ran from the vehicle down a short embankment. Wade then realized he was surrounded and he stopped and was taken into custody without incident. Craig was detained at the vehicle.
Agents searched the vehicle and located a digital scale as well as pay/owe sheets. Agents advised Craig they had information that she was concealing drugs on her person. Craig admitted to agents that she had hidden heroin in her body cavities. A female State Parks Ranger arrived on scene and stood by with Craig while Craig removed the evidence from her body. Agents took possession of approx. two ounces of heroin.
Wade had been driving the vehicle and was showing objective signs of being under the influence of heroin. CHP-Garberville Officers were requested to respond to the scene for a DUI evaluation. CHP Officers conducted a DUI investigation which led to Wade’s arrest for driving under the influence of drugs.
Wade was transported to the Humboldt County Jail where he was booked for his felony warrants as well as the following charges:
- H&S 11379(b) Transportation of heroin across non-contiguous counties
The following charge will be requested for Craig:
H&S 11379(b) Transportation of heroin across non-contiguous counties
HCDTF would like to thank the California Highway Patrol and State Parks for their assistance with this investigation. Anyone with information related to this investigation or other narcotics related crimes are encouraged to call the Humboldt County Drug Task Force at 707-267-9976.
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Just what everyone wants to consume… any substance a dealer hides in body cavities. Makes it sound so great!
Humboldt county is a safe haven for heroin dealers and illegals . She’s from garb[edit]ville , and slangs her shit in [edit]way …. they prolly will get 2 hours of community service and $62 fine .
It’s nice to see the heroin crack down this year! Although it seems there’s been a lot of catch and release! so maybe they can make some example out of these lovey folks!? … maybe?
Not for two ounces, especially given some of the releases they’ve made recently involving pounds. Seems odd to me they travelled to So. California for only two ounces; what’s that, like $40 now?
Ouch!
Body cavity heroin…By far the best shit around!
Not body cavity…press release says body cavities, plural, and two packages….sounds like a situation for the bomb squad and their robot
Classic😆💩
Ugh no banana for scale?
Hey Kym!
Michael Wade was 25 in 2015 and only 27 in 2020?🤷♂️
https://lostcoastoutpost.com/2015/apr/15/bicyclist-stopped-garberville-heroin/
He’s probably 30, I remember him from high school. he was a freshman when I was a junior and I just turned 33
🕯🌳They just made they biggest Meth bust in history east of L.A. either 22,000lbs or 2,200lbs enough for everyone in the United States and Mexico to get a dose.
willie it was at the border crossing and it was 300,000 lbs. take a guess at which way the truck was coming from.
300,000 lbs. ? That’s a huge truck.
And VERY overweight! I guess that’s why they got stopped!
Link please. In my search I only found a 3k lb bust worth $300k.
The maximum weight capacity of the STAA size trucks is 80,000 lbs. 300K can’t be correct.
🕯🌳💡 take note, everyone. Willie has seen the light
HAHAHAHA! FINALLY! Poor Willie.
🕯🌳I haven’t seen the light in a since I still will argue the fact that most of what’s up here is made up here. They will tell you that was a desperation load or a distraction. And it wasn’t at the boarder it was at someone’s warehouse in medical supplies.
🕯🌳Riverside California a little ways away from the border idiot’s.
Here, even tho cbs sucks: https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/largest-meth-bust-in-dea-history-made-in-california/
2 diff seizures…. with ties to the Sinaloa cartel. One in riverside and one at the border. Yes, sadly over 5k lbs of meth only worth 500k in cash in LA.
And on that note – Recall Newsom! He’s such a greasy skeez that has made too
much money off grapes and migrants aka slave labor. Why not employ all the local tweakers?
Hey Willie since you have seen the light, check out the drones that the cartel is strapping c4 to. Neat
Whatever you say, Willie.
🕯🌳Knuckledraggers.
Yes, that was 2,224 lbs. Please get facts straight before posting … that’s how rumors get started. 😬
Federal authorities on Wednesday showed off results of Southern California raids early this month that led to the biggest domestic seizure of methamphetamine in U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration history. The 2,224 pounds of meth was seized Oct.. 2 during an investigation of a drug-trafficking organization.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSm6_3GKMZk&feature=emb_logo
about 2 minutes
That’ll show em. One health & safety codes and a vehicle code violation. Lesson learned
Were those packages cleaned before the pic was taken? 🤢
That female park ranger had better of been wearing a mask when supervising that. And googles, and gloves, and a hazmat suit
I think they have googles of goggles.
The new drug trafficking indicator- pained expression on the face?😬
Considering a birth canal can pass a baby’s skull, those packages are a walk in the park.
Yeah, but its not a baby, it’s HEROIN!!! May the next bag/balloon break!
Use it or lose it 😎
Why did they not take Craig in under probable cause and let her undress in front of 2 women LE officers in a room? This sounds ghoulish.
Hey Kym! I noticed that you did not capitalize the ‘S’ in “southern Humboldt”. So this time the (area of the bust) is considered a sub-region of Hum Co, rather than the Southern Humboldt community/ region. Right?
What’s your criteria for deciding to capitalize the first letter of ‘southern’???
This is a press release and I print them–grammar and all—as they come to me. I would always capitalize the S in Southern Humboldt.
Can we get some insider look at the corporate families allied with Trump. Bringing in semi trucks full of a deadly. Chemical that can easily take out all.of California. These people sell children. Even their own. Someone help.
Trump and child abusers must be stopped
There’s still shmeg on the bag. Disgusting!
I thought I was the only person left who uses the word “schmeg” and “schmegma”….
#ahbuoy #digit