BULLHEAD CITY – Law enforcement officers seized an assortment of drugs and weapons, and made an arrest in Bullhead City last Friday, April 24. Spokeswoman Emily Fromelt said detectives with the Bullhead City Police Department assigned to the Arizona State Gang Task Force (GITTEM) executed a search warrant at 6:50 a.m. at an apartment in the 1600 block of Havasupai Drive.
“Detectives seized about one pound of heroin, one-quarter ounce of methamphetamine, a variety of pills, and a total of 11 firearms including a suppressor, Fromelt stated in a news release. It said the heroin has an estimated street value of $45,000.
Fred Lino Villareal Jr., 25, was taken into custody in the operation that was supported by the Mohave Area General Narcotics Enforcement Team (MAGNET) and the Arizona Department of Public Safety Criminal Targeting Unit. Villareal was booked into the Adult Detention Center in Kingman for possession of narcotic drugs for sale, possession of dangerous drugs, possession of drug paraphernalia, misconduct involving weapons and tampering with evidence.
- Dave Hawkins
