One man has been arrested and around two pounds of methamphetamine was seized on Thursday in Stateline on the south shore of Lake Tahoe, Douglas County Sheriff's Office officials report.
A multi-agency drug trafficking investigation culminated in the arrest of 45-year old Francisco Sandoval-Estrada, after a drug sting operation.
Investigators from the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office Street Enforcement Team (DCSET), Western El Dorado Narcotic Enforcement Team (WENET) and the All Threats/All Crimes Unit (ATAC) from Reno conducted the investigation.
Sandoval-Estrada of Modesto was arrested after delivering around a pound of suspected methamphetamine to investigators during an undercover narcotic sales transaction. An additional pound of suspected methamphetamine was recovered by investigators in the vehicle that Sandoval-Estrada arrived in.
Estimated street value of the seized methamphetamine is approximately $145,000.
Sandoval-Estrada was booked into the Douglas County Jail on charges of Trafficking in a Controlled Substance (methamphetamine) and Possession of a Controlled Substance for Sales (methamphetamine). His bail is set at $105,000.
Sandoval-Estrada is also being held on an immigration hold through U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).