Crime & Safety
Cocaine, MDMA, LSD And More Seized By Bay Area Detectives
On three separate occasions the suspects sold drugs to detectives, police said.
WALNUT CREEK, CA — Marin County detectives said they raided a Walnut Creek residence and found suspected cocaine, MDMA, LSD, a litany of prescription drugs, a loaded gun and around $16,000 in cash, the sheriff's office announced Tuesday.
In July, on three separate occasions, two suspects sold cocaine and prescription drugs to Marin County Sheriff's Office detectives, police said.
Police said they identified the suspects as Emily Isabel Ramirez, 20, and Philip Ryan Gardner, 30, both from Walnut Creek.
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On Sept. 18, detectives served a search warrant at Ramirez's residence and found the suspected drugs for sale as well as the loaded gun and cash, police said.
While detectives were searching the residence, Gardner arrived and a K9 alerted police to the presence of suspected drugs in his car, where detectives said they found cocaine and MDMA.
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Police said they arrested both Gardner and Ramirez and booked them into the Marin County Jail on multiple felony charges.
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