December 25, 2021 - Merced –Merced police officers located a large amount of product (narcotics) after serving a search warrant at 49 West 22nd Street in the City of Merced. While searching the residence, Officer Brian Laguna with the help of K9 Sam located over 500 grams of Marijuana, 153 grams of Psilocybin Mushrooms, 760 LSD tablets (Acid), 16 grams of Ketamine, 90 Fentanyl pills, 7.8 grams of MDMA (Ecstasy), miscellaneous drug paraphernalia, and $1600 dollars in U.S. Currency. The estimated street value was in excess of $20,000 dollars. The suspect, Damian Quintanilla Sr. (47) was arrested and released on a citation.
Case Number: 21-77165
Merced Police are asking anyone with any information regarding this crime to contact Officer Laguna at 209-388-7709 or by email at lagunab@cityofmerced.org.
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