Man Busted During a Traffic Stop With Meth, Heroin, etc., Says DTF
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:
Thomas Valdepena
On April 7th, 2021 agents with the Humboldt County Drug Task Force (HCDTF) made a traffic stop on a vehicle in the 39000 block of Highway 299 in Willow Creek. Agents had a search warrant for the driver, Thomas Valdepena (53 years old from San Bernadino). Agents have been investigating Valdepena for trafficking methamphetamine from southern California into Humboldt County.
During the service of the search warrant agents located 390 grams (over ¾ of a pound) of methamphetamine, 3 grams of heroin, a digital scale, and packaging inside of the vehicle.
The following charges have been forwarded to the Humboldt County District Attorney’s Office for Valdepena:
- H&S 11378 Possession of methamphetamine for sale
- H&S 11379(a) Transportation of methamphetamine for sale
- H&S 11379(b) Transportation of methamphetamine across non-contiguous counties
- H&S 11350 Possession of controlled substance
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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Court austen, Please please give him No Bail. He should be charged with attempted manslaughter with all that meth!
They should put the picture of the DA up there too, and the picture of the judge who lets him out.
Yes- Thank you for saying this. It’s past time to hold the people accountable who are really to blame. Meth heads will be meth heads but it’s the DA and the judges who enable them to repeatedly destroy our communities. Start calling them out and holding them responsible and we may see some changes…They will whine that their hands are tied (while they keep collecting obese salaries and benefits from OUR tax money) but they are the people in the best position to change the present disaster.
In all honesty if you are going to play the blame game, it is the people who choose to use the stuff that are to blame. As far as the Judges and DAs, they follow the rules from the State legislators and Governor. And they supposedly follow the requests of the voters. It is suppose to be all voters, but it seems that with our current political climate, it is only the party in office. So I guess when it comes down to being politically correct, we all share the blame.
Nah. We house folks that should be on the streets and we let the others out to pilfer our communities. Its a real backasswards system we have. Ive got productive friends doing 12 years and we have unproductive leaches being let out. These folks need attention and help and my bros need an ankle bracelet and a leash.
They could all be at work next week if even for only a bit. The system is unproductive and not set up to benefit anyone other than the investors.
“As far as the Judges and DAs, they follow the rules from the State legislators and Governor”
Democrats. No WE are not all to blame.
Yeah yeah yeah spread the blame and everybody passes the buck. That’s exactly the spirit that got us here and prevents any movement out of this mess. My point was- Throw the blame at the actual DA and judges who sign off on the injustice. They make huge salaries from OUR money and should be held responsible. Hold their feet to the fire and I guarantee we will see rapid changes to the dysfunction. They have more friends with clout in their rolodex than you or I…and they should use their influence for our communities, not just keep rubber-stamping the broken paperwork
Clearly the meth dealership doesn’t offer a dental plan.
Summer teeth. Some here and some there.
Meth is its own dental plan. You are looking at an in-progress stage.
So are meth dealers now giving out free Suboxone with heroin?
Gonna prolly get removed but shouldn’t we simply execute folks like this? A quick Facebook check reveals that he is a career criminal with no intention of changing his ways. He will probably get probation……again. only to wreck more people’s lives.
San Bernardino is not sending it’s best to HumCo
I wonder why they stopped him in willow creek.
They already had a warrant so maybe they knew he was unarmed but it seams like a high risk stop would be in order for the amount of drugs.
I’m glad he wasn’t a nut with an automatic. Lots of folks in good ole WC that don’t want a hostage situation
I like this guy, speed but no gun. That’s classy
This guy was cited and released!!!
From San Bernadino, possible ties to organized crime, who knows, but what I do know is after the DA gets through with review of evidence and decides to, god forbid, actually file criminal charges, do you think Thomas is going to show for his court appearance?!
What a fricking joke, why are we continuing to do the same thing and expecting a different result? Definition of insanity, yes, but we are in California the land of liberal Demoncratic ideals!!