October 4, 2025 – Merced, CA – Merced Police Department officials report that the Gang Violence Suppression Unit (GVSU) arrested a Merced man after a police K9 located narcotics hidden inside his vehicle.
On October 3, 2025, Officer Mendoza with the GVSU conducted a traffic stop in the 600 block of East Main Street. During the stop, Officer Hernandez and his K9 partner Koa arrived to assist.
K9 Koa conducted an exterior sniff of the vehicle and alerted to the presence of narcotics. Officers then searched the vehicle and located two hidden compartments containing:
- 27.7 grams of methamphetamine
- 10.2 grams of cocaine
- 1.4 grams of powdered fentanyl
- 110 fentanyl pills
- A large amount of U.S. currency
The driver, identified as 45-year-old Ishmel Brewer of Merced, was arrested and booked into the Merced County Jail on charges of possession of narcotics for sale and transportation of narcotics.
The Merced Police Department remains committed to combating illegal narcotics in the community and will continue to use specialized units and resources to hold offenders accountable.
Case Number: 25-56710
Merced Police are asking anyone with any information regarding this crime to contact Officer Mendoza at 209-388-7794 or by email at MendozaM@CityofMerced.gov.
Other ways to contact us or report crime include:
For any emergency call or text 911
For non-emergency call 209-385-6912
Anonymous Tip Line (Non-emergency) call 209-385-4725
Anonymous Tips online at: http://www.mercedareacrimestoppers.org/index.html
Some crimes can be reported online through the Merced PD website: https://www.cityofmerced.gov/departments/police
Source & photo: Merced Police Department
