Ripon police arrest suspected drug dealer

RIPON, CA - A Ripon police special investigation team took some controlled substances and drugs off the street early Thursday.

First Sgt. Steve Merchant said the officers executed a warrant at a home on the 200 block of N. Elm Avenue and recovered crystal methamphetamine, prescription drugs, concentrated cannabis, marijuana, scales, narcotics paraphernalia including items typically used in the packaging and sale of illegal drugs.

They also arrest 46-year-old Ernest Manuel Navarez. He was booked into San Joaquin County Jail on suspicion of possession of a controlled substance for sale, possession of marijuana for sale, possession of concentrated cannabis, and possession of controlled substance paraphernalia.

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