Town of Waterford  – A 25-year-old man is facing drug charges after law enforcement officials raided his Waterford home Monday afternoon, and discovered drugs, cash and drug paraphernalia. Joseph J. Mucha was arrested for possession of marijuana with intent to deliver, being a keeper of a drug house for sales/manufacture, and possession of drug paraphernalia. […]
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Over 1,000 Pills, Cash Found Inside Couple’s Home
A Racine couple was charged with multiple drug charges after investigators found over 1,000 narcotic pain pills and over $1,300 in cash in their home. Ami Alvarado-Archambeau, 40, and Jose Alvarado-Vargas, 36, were charged with one count of delivery of narcotics, possession with intent to deliver/distribute a controlled substance on or near a school; six counts of second degree […]
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Man Busted By Drug Unit For Selling Methamphetamine
Using a confidential informant and undercover drug purchases, the Racine County Metro Drug Unit arrested a Racine man for selling methamphetamine. Scott Zeitlow, 33, was arrested after selling methamphetamine to the confidential informant on Oct. 17 and 21. The agent from the drug unit recorded phone conversations between the informant and Zeitlow, and outfitted the […]
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4 Charged After LSD, Psychedelic Mushrooms And Other Drugs Found
Following a drug raid at a Douglas Avenue residence, four people were charged after officials from the Racine County Sheriff’s Department found LSD, mushrooms, ecstasy, cocaine and marijuana in the home. Dragan Ilic, 33, of Racine, Benjamin Verstynen, 36, of Racine, and Rae Lynn Brayden, 20, of Kenosha, were charged by the Racine County District […]
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Police: Woman Dealing Drugs with Children Present
Officers with the Racine County Metro Drug Unit say a 41-year-old woman is facing felony drug charges after selling drugs out of a home where children were present. Deanea Guenther, of Racine, was charged Monday in Racine County Circuit Court with two felony counts of delivery of schedule 1 and 2 narcotics; one felony count […]
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Police: Children Present During Cocaine Sales
Officers with the Racine County Metro Drug Unit say a 28-year-old woman is facing multiple felonies for selling cocaine out of her home with children present. Shanicka Harris, of Racine, was supposed to be charged Wednesday in Racine County Circuit Court with one felony count each of cocaine possession with the intent to deliver; marijuana […]
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Woman Charged with Dealing Oxycodone
A 33-year-old Mount Pleasant woman is facing the next 30 years in prison because officers with the Racine County Metro Drug Unit say she was selling oxycodone from her home. Melissa Minneti was charged Thursday in Racine County Circuit Court with two felony counts of delivery of schedule I or II narcotics. If convicted, she faces […]
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K9 Takes Down Suspected Drug Dealer
Officers with the Racine County Metro Drug Unit say one of their K9 officers took down a suspected drug dealer when he attempted to flee while police executed a search warrant at his house. A 24-year-old man and a 31-year-old woman are facing serious jail time after the drug unit raided their home at 8:27 a.m. […]
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Three Men Arrested In Drug House Raid
Law enforcement officials arrested a 65-year-old man suspected of running a drug house and two other men at a Racine home where large amounts of cash and heroin were found Monday night. All three men are being held at the Racine County Jail and have not been formally charged by the Racine County District Attorney’s […]
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Marijuana Grow Operation Leads To Arrests
A Sturtevant couple is facing drug charges after agents from the Racine County Metro Drug Unit raided their home and found they were growing marijuana in the 2500 block of 90th St. on Wednesday. The 59-year-old man and 59-year-old woman that lived in the home were arrested for possession of marijuana with intent to deliver […]
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Man Charged with Ripping Off Metro Drug Unit
Officers with the Racine County Metro Drug Unit say a 30-year-old man stole money last summer from them when he was acting as a confidential informant during a drug investigation. Gary Geren, of Racine, was charged Thursday in Racine County Circuit Court with one misdemeanor count of theft of moveable property. If convicted, he faces […]
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Man Charged In Mushroom, Marijuana Bust
A Racine man was caught with large stashes of psilocybin mushrooms and marijuana butter, according to court records, leading to several felony charges. Richard C. Nelson, 34, was arrested Monday morning, after agents with the Racine County Metro Drug Unit searched his home in the 600 block of College Avenue. They used a key to get […]
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$120,000 in Pot Seized in Semi from California
A 45-year-old Brown Deer man was assigned a $10,000 cash bond Friday for attempting to take possession Thursday of 18 pounds of marijuana from California in a semi truck. Racine County Sheriff’s deputies say the drugs have an estimated street value of $120,000. Cory Thompson was charged Friday in Racine County Circuit Court with a […]
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Suspects Arrested In Cocaine Drug Trafficking Ring
Two men suspected of being part of a drug trafficking organization in Racine were arrested Thursday, June 25 by Racine area law enforcement officials, according to a press release by the Racine County Metro Drug Unit. A 26-year-old man is facing eight counts of delivering cocaine and the 28-year-old man is facing 13 counts of […]
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Shipped Marijuana On The Rise From States That Legalized It
A 25-year-old Racine man was arrested on drug charges for having $20,000 in high grade marijuana shipped from California to his home, which has become a growing trend in Racine County, said Sgt. Scott Krogh, of the Racine County Metro Drug Unit. Ricardo Garcia-Vasquez was arrested for possession of marijuana with intent to deliver, keeping […]