A suspected drug trafficker made off with almost 60 pounds of Riverside County sheriff’s narcotics investigators’ methamphetamine by fleeing after an undercover sting on Wednesday, April 19, and now the Sheriff’s Department is scrambling to get its drugs back.
The California department has not disclosed where this mishap took place or what it is doing to recover the drugs. No new information was available Friday, said Sgt. Deirdre Vickers, a department spokeswoman.
Special Investigation Bureau deputies set up the sale to identify traffickers, a sheriff’s news release said. They met with the suspect at 4 p.m. to sell him 27 kilograms of methamphetamine.
“After the transaction, the suspect drove away and deputies from the Gang Task Force attempted a vehicle stop. The suspect failed to yield, and a pursuit was initiated. Due to the high speeds and the suspect’s disregard for public safety, deputies lost sight of the vehicle,” the news release said.
Methamphetamine, if taken in enough quantity, can cause feelings of exhilaration, confusion and paranoia, as well as lead to increased blood pressure and heart rate and even death.
It is often sold in quantities of 3.5 grams, or an eighth of an ounce, known as an 8-ball. Sixty pounds of methamphetamine could be divided into 7,680 such 8-balls.
The department asked that anyone with information contact Capt. Rob Roggeveen at 951-955-1700.
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