Police Seize 1,200 Fentanyl Pills, Arrest 5 In Suspected Sonoma County Drug Ring

SONOMA COUNTY, CA — Search warrants were served Monday in Santa Rosa, Rohnert Park and Windsor and five people were arrested for their suspected involvement in a local fentanyl drug trafficking organization, the Santa Rosa Police Department said.

Detectives from the Santa Rosa Police Department Narcotics Team began an investigation in March into the drug ring. Detectives identified the following people believed to be involved in it: Santa Rosa residents Mohammed Latrache, 19, and Cristiana Sanchez, 19; Windsor resident Hamzah Latrache, 19; Graton resident Michael Burke, 23; and Rohnert Park resident Kobe Williams, 23.

Monday afternoon, several detectives and officers from throughout the Santa Rosa Police Department served search warrants at residences in the 200 block of Richmond Drive, Santa Rosa; the 3000 block of Ross Road in Graton; the 1100 block of Hailey Court in Rohnert Park; the 7900 block of Shira Street in Windsor; and the 400 block of Duncan Drive in Windsor.

All the people suspected to be involved were detained pursuant to the search warrants.

Detectives during the warrant service recovered approximately 1,200 suspected fentanyl pills with identical markings, shape and color as the prescribed opioid, Oxycodone Hydrochloride (M30). Fentanyl is extremely addictive and is responsible for 100,000 deaths in the United States this past year, police said.

Detectives also found unused drug packaging, approximately $3,000 in U.S. currency, and a .38 special revolver with ammunition.

All five people were booked into Sonoma County jail on suspicion of possession of narcotics for sale and conspiracy.

Williams, of Rohnert Park, was booked on suspicion of additional charges of possession of a controlled substance while in possession of a firearm and tampering with the serial number of a firearm.

As of Tuesday, all five remained in custody with bail set at $800,000 each. They are due in court Wednesday morning in Santa Rosa.