Thousands of pills and almost 50 pounds of various narcotics with a street value of roughly $2.1 million were found during a search of a San Clemente couple’s home, Simi Valley police said.
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When a 39-year-old woman dropped off her 45-year-old boyfriend for a probation appointment in Simi Valley, police, because the vehicle was registered to him and could be searched under his probation terms, looked and found two kilograms of ketamine and $8,000, authorities said.
They were both arrested on suspicion of possession and transportation of ketamine for sale on May 29, according to the Simi Valley Police Department.
Authorities then searched their San Clemente home and storage units.
At the couple’s home on the 600 block of Calle Del Cerrito, detectives said they found over 100,000 pills, nearly 50 pounds of various drugs and thousands of dollars in cash, gold and silver.
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Authorities said among the seized items were:
- 85,000 counterfeit Adderall pills
- 25,000 ecstasy pills
- 30 pounds of ketamine
- 1 pound of fentanyl
- 7 pounds of cocaine
- 10 pounds of psilocybin (mushrooms)
The street value of the seized drugs is about $2.1 million, police said.
“The initial investigation indicates that the suspects are involved in manufacturing illicit drugs at their residence and transporting/delivering large amounts of illegal narcotics to locations in Orange, Los Angeles and Ventura counties,” Simi Valley police said.
The man was charged with two drug-related charges and has pleaded not guilty to both, Ventura County court records show. He had previously been found guilty of various felony charges related to possession and sale of a controlled substance and possession of a controlled substance with a firearm in Ventura County. It was unclear if the woman had been charged.
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