http://www.oakdaleleader.com/section/44/article/13532/
Intercepted Package Leads To Drug Takedown
By Richard Paloma Staff Reporter rpaloma@oakdaleleader.com 209 847-3021 ext 8136
POSTED September 18, 2014 3:49 p.m.
A federal investigation regarding the recovery of 20 intercepted
packages at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City led
to the arrest of two Modesto residents by the Oakdale Police Department
on Wednesday, Sept 17.
Oakdale Police Sergeant Ben Savage said that last week agents
recovered boxed shipments containing individual ecstasy packages during
US Customs inspections of incoming mail.
One of the parcels, which contained 262 individual bags of the
measured drug, was for Shannon Murphy at an Oakdale address on Ventanas
Avenue.
When the package was delivered by postal authorities, agents and
police monitored the address but learned Murphy was not home. An
appointment was set to pick up the package at an undisclosed Oakdale
location at 2 p.m. on Sept. 17.
Detectives and federal authorities set up a surveillance of the
location as Murphy signed for and picked up the package and then drove
toward Riverbank.
Police made a traffic stop on her vehicle on West F Street and later
arrested Murphy, 29, of Modesto, for not only possession of the drugs,
but driving under the influence of alcohol.
Savage said Murphy had a preliminary blood alcohol screening of .14 at the time of her arrest.
The investigation revealed Murphy and her boyfriend, Marcos Guerrero,
20, were using Murphy’s parents’ address to receive the shipments from
an unnamed Belgium company.
During questioning, Murphy consented to a search of their Gerita
Court home in Modesto where authorities found almost a pound of
marijuana, over a pound of psilocybin (psychedelic) mushrooms, 140
morphine tablets, 115 tablets of LSD with a combined street value of
over $35,500. Police also seized $5,000 in cash at the home.
When police were at the residence, Guerrero arrived and was also taken into custody.
“He (Guerrero) is the main player in this operation,” Savage said. “She was aware of the activity though and assisted him.”
Savage explained that both Guerrero and Murphy cooperated with police
during questioning, stating that they would use Murphy’s parents’
address to receive the packages as the “drop point.”
Guerrero also explained to federal agents the process he would use to order the ecstasy from the overseas company.
The ecstasy shipped was in powder form and the subjects would make
capsules with empty gel caps that were also recovered at the residence.
Guerrero told police he would sell the ecstasy, and the other drugs, to
his friends in this area and would also sell in large quantities in the
Bay Area.
Guerrero and Murphy are being held in Stanislaus County Jail on $50,000 bail each for a variety of drug charges.
US law enforcement officials are continuing the investigation.
http://www.modbee.com/2014/09/24/3556475/package-from-belgium-bound-for.html
Package from Belgium bound for Oakdale leads to drug arrests
By Erin Tracy
etracy@modbee.comSeptember 24, 2014
The interception of a package full of Ecstasy from Belgium and bound
for Oakdale led to the discovery of more psychedelic drugs in Modesto.
Nineteen packages of Ecstasy and one containing heroin were seized by
U.S. Customs and Border Protection at John F. Kennedy International
Airport in New York on Sept. 18, according to Oakdale police Sgt. Ben
Savage.
One of the packages containing 262 grams of Ecstasy, or MDMA, was addressed to a home on Ventanas Avenue in Oakdale.
Oakdale police facilitated a “controlled delivery” of the package, which led to the arrest of 29-year-old Shannon Murphy.
Savage said that during an interview with Murphy he learned that the
home on Ventanas belonged to her parents and that she lived in a home on
Gerita Court in Modesto with her boyfriend.
Oakdale officers searched the Modesto home and found 401 grams of
marijuana, 19 ounces of Psilocybin mushrooms, 140 morphine pills, 115
tabs of LSD, scales, packaging material, empty capsules and $5,000 cash,
Savage said.
During the search, Murphy’s boyfriend, 20-year-old Marco Antonio Guerrero, arrived at the home and also was arrested.
Both face charges associated with the drugs. Murphy also was arrested
on suspicion of driving under the influence because authorities say she
was drunk when officers pulled her over after she received her package.
Savage said federal agents are investigating the website from which
authorities believe Murphy and Guerrero purchased the Ecstasy.
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