Within the last six calendar months, the Colusa County Task Force has undertaken an extraordinary operational tempo, Colusa County Sheriff’s officials reported Tuesday.
Several high profile felony investigations were conducted alongside local allied agencies, which included the Colusa Police Department, Williams Police Department, Colusa County Probation Department, Colusa County DA’s Office and the California Highway Patrol.
The Colusa County Task Force made a total of 38 arrests, consisting of 98 felonies and 58 misdemeanors, officials said.
The Task Force Commander is Jacob Parker.
There have been a total of 60 search warrants authored by the Colusa County Task Force. The Task Force has executed 12 separate physical search warrants at various locations in Colusa County. Three of the warrants were reportedly executed in the town of Arbuckle.
A search warrant was served at an Arbuckle residence for illegal trafficking of controlled substances as well as being a storage point for various items of stolen property, officials said. This residence was ultimately closed down with the assistance of Colusa County Code Enforcement, prohibiting lawful residency and removing criminal activity from the area.
Two of the warrants served were within the City of Williams. During the execution of one of these warrants, a repeat convicted felon was reportedly located in possession of a firearm and narcotics.
Four of the warrants served were within the town of Maxwell. The search warrants in Maxwell included locating and dismantling two separate drug manufacturing laboratories, officials said.
These laboratories were dismantled with the assistance of the Butte County Clandestine Laboratory Team, and the subsequent arrests have effectively degraded the distribution of dimethyltryptamine (DMT) and butane honey oil (BHO) in the Maxwell area. At the same residence, two 3D printers were located and confiscated. The printers were suspected to be utilized in the manufacturing of privately-made firearms (ghost guns) and firearm parts and accessories (suppressors/high capacity magazines).
Two search warrants were served in the City of Colusa. A large amount of illegal controlled substances was seized, as well as a firearm from a convicted felon, officials said.
In the last six calendar months, officials reported the Colusa County Task Force, with the assistance of local allied agencies, seized 1.6 pounds of crystal methamphetamine, 13.1 ounces of fentanyl, 120 illicit fentanyl-laced pills, 14.3 ounces of cocaine, 276 pounds of processed marijuana, 5.08 ounces of butane honey oil, 22 milliliters of liquid benzodiazepines, and 33 ounces of liquid dimethyltryptamine (DMT).
Additionally, during this period of time, the Task Force seized a total of 22 illegally possessed firearms. The firearms consist of three privately-made firearms (ghost guns), four standard pistols, one short barreled shotgun, and 14 various rifles, officials said. Also located was a suppressor and five privately-made large capacity magazines.
The Colusa County Task Force also seized $9,891.11 in illicit proceeds from narcotics trafficking.
In this operating cycle, the Colusa County Task Force has reinstated the Drug Endangered Children Program and have already relocated five endangered children with the assistance of Colusa County Child Protective Services.
The Colusa County Task Force has participated in locally-held events and has attempted to further educate the public on local illicit drug trends including but not limited to the deadly drug of fentanyl.
The Colusa County Task Force will continue to serve the citizens of Colusa County by targeting illegal trafficking operations as well as other major crimes, Sheriff officials said.
Please contact the Colusa County Task Force at 530-458-0200 with questions, information, or concerns. ■
