Over the past two years the Humboldt
County Drug Task Force (HCDTF), Eureka Police Department Problem
Oriented Police Team (POP), as well as Eureka Police Officers and
Humboldt County Sheriff Deputies, have responded to a problem drug
house in the 3100 block of Glen St. in Eureka multiple time
Since
early February 2022 the Humboldt County Drug Task Force (HCDTF) had
been investigating Christopher
Battles, AKA: Christopher Newcomb
(32 years old from Eureka), and his girlfriend, Karli
Anagnost (30 years old from
Eureka) for transportation and sales of fentanyl. As a result of
their i
On March 24th,
2022 special agents with the Humboldt County Drug Task Force (HCDTF),
with the assistance of the Arcata Police Department (APD), and the
Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) conducted an undercover buy
operation in the area of the Arcata Plaza. This operation was in
response
A months-long investigation led to the seizure of 15,000 “30” fentanyl pills this week, the largest bust of the powerful opioid in Humboldt County’s history,.