Southern California authorities seize $90,000 worth of narcotics, including 9,000 fentanyl-laced pills
Authorities in Riverside County say they seized about $90,000 worth of illegal narcotics on Wednesday while serving a search warrant.
The Riverside County Sheriff’s Office said its Lake Elsinore Sheriff’s Station Special Enforcement Team received information about the sale of illegal drugs in the Lake Elsinore and Wildomar areas in February. Investigations led authorities to the 33000 block of Pamela Road in Lakeland Village, an unincorporated area of Lake Elsinore.
On Wednesday, deputies served a search warrant at the location, which was in a home across the street from Lakeland Village School.
Fentanyl is the leading cause of death for young people
Deputies seized about $90,000 worth of narcotics during the search, including more than 9,000 pills thought to be laced with fentanyl. Authorities also recovered more than 5 ounces of fentanyl, packaging supplies and controlled substance paraphernalia.
According to the sheriff’s office, just one of those pills, and one grain of pure fentanyl, is enough to cause an overdose and potentially death.
Deputies arrested 46-year-old Gregory Lee Evans and 44-year-old Shannon Van Leeuwen, both of Lake Elsinore, on suspicion of numerous drug charges. They were booked into Cois Byrd Detention Center.
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