On Saturday, May 12th, the Crescent City Police Department along with K9 Kai assisted California Highway Patrol and the Del Norte Sheriff with a traffic enforcement stop in the area of U.S. Highway 101 and Elk Valley Cross Road.
K9 Kai alerted to the presence of narcotics on the vehicle. A subsequent search led to officers locating approximately 11.2 grams of suspected cocaine (packaged separately) and $4,545.00 in U.S. currency.
During the traffic stop, Maximo Perez was arrested for outstanding warrants while Jeremiah Geronimo and Javier Perez were retained for possession of cocaine, possession of cocaine for sale and transportation of cocaine for sale.