March 12, 2023 - Merced County Sheriff officials report on Friday morning, Deputies were dispatched to a residence on Hatch Road in Merced for an unresponsive female.

When Deputies arrived, they located the unresponsive woman. While paramedics were preparing to transport the woman, Deputies found numerous cubes of Fentanyl in a baggie and another baggie of Cocaine in plain view.

Detectives arrived on scene and served a search warrant on the property.

They located 1,700 counterfeit Fentanyl laced M/30 pills, 300 sleeping pills, 79 Xanax/Alprazolam pills, 127 grams of rainbow Fentanyl, 51 grams of colored Fentanyl, 19 grams of white Fentanyl, 29 grams of Mexican white Heroin, 170 grams of an unknown multicolor powder, 73 grams of Cocaine, 85 grams of Black Tar Heroin, 41 grams of Psilocybin/Mushrooms, 25 grams of Ephedrine, 32 ounces of THC Oil, 36 grams of concentrated cannabis "wax," 240 pounds of processed marijuana. In addition, they located inventory sheets, receipts for purchases of narcotics, cash, ammunition, an unregistered firearm, and ten cases of illegal fireworks.

The Merced County Fire Department arrived on scene and took the illegal fireworks. Due to the narcotics being widely spread throughout the house, Child Protective Services were notified and detained six children. The children had full access to these narcotics.

Detectives ultimately arrested Elias Antonio Anaya for various charges. The woman is expected to make a full recovery. Excellent job by all who were involved in this case!



Source: Merced County Sheriff's Office