Police: Santa Rosa man arrested after 8 pounds of suspected meth found inside residence

Police had received a warrant to the search the man’s home Monday after the department’s narcotics team began an investigation January into a suspected drug trafficking organization.|
MADISON SMALSTIG
THE PRESS DEMOCRAT

A Santa Rosa man was arrested Monday as part of a drug trafficking investigation that led police to find 8 pounds of suspected methamphetamine, along with other drugs and cash, inside his residence, police said Monday.

Officers with the Santa Rosa Police Department searched the residence of Jesus Esquivel Hernandez, 71, in the 2500 block of Kenton Court in Santa Rosa.

Police had received a warrant for the search after the department’s narcotics team began an investigation in January into a suspected drug trafficking organization.

Detectives detained the resident at the property before conducting the search.

Police said they found the suspected meth, 2 ounces of suspected cocaine and about $8,000 in cash in Hernandez’s bedroom. Detectives also discovered more meth on Hernandez’s person as he was being arrested.

Hernandez was arrested and booked into Sonoma County jail for possessing controlled substances and narcotics for sale. He was issued a citation at the jail to appear in court and then he was released, Santa Rosa police Sgt. Kevin Naugle said.

Charges have not yet been filed against Hernandez, Naugle said.

Editor’s Note: An earlier version of this article incorrectly identified the date Hernandez was arrested.

You can reach Staff Writer Madison Smalstig at madison.smalstig@pressdemocrat.com. Her Twitter is madi.smals.

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