Two people were arrested at a home in Oroville following a probation search by Butte Interagency Narcotics Task Force (BINTF) agents which revealed narcotics and an illegally obtained firearm.
On Thursday, agents searched a home at 2719 Mitchell Avenue and found an illegally obtained handgun, fentanyl, heroin, and meth inside. They also contacted 30-year-old Mariah Samuseva and 33-year-old Marvelino Ramos-Ruiz inside the home and arrested them.
Following their search of the home, agents seized the illegally obtained firearm, ammunition, over 50 suspected fentanyl pills, over 5 grams of heroin, and meth.
Ultimately, agents arrested Samuseva for violating her probation, being in possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of sales, being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm, ammunition and a controlled substance, and being in possession of a controlled substance while armed.
Additionally, agents arrested Ramos-Ruiz for possessing a controlled substance for the purpose of sales, being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm and ammunition, possessing a controlled substance and possessing a controlled substance while armed.
In addition to those charges, the BINTF says Ramos-Ruiz has an open arrest warrant against him from Yuba County.
BINTF notes that "114 people died of illicit drug overdose in Butte County in 2021" with meth and fentanyl being involved in most deaths of the same year.
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