HEROIN DEALER BUSTED IN LA MESA

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October 21 (La Mesa) -- On October 20, La Mesa Police Department’s Special Enforcement Detail (SED) arrested a man for possessing heroin for sale, growing marijuana, and possession of guns relating to narcotics. Mathew McKinney, 25 years old, was arrested after police received several tips from concerned citizens that there were possible narcotics sales occurring from the apartment complex at 7506 Parkway Drive.

 

SED identified McKinney and developed probable cause to arrest him for possession for sale of heroin. A search warrant was obtained for the suspect’s apartment and a total of 25 grams of heroin, 10 marijuana plants, several thousand dollars, a loaded shotgun, and one loaded handgun were found in the apartment.

 

McKinney was booked into County Jail for possession for sale of heroin, cultivation of marijuana, and possession of drugs while possessing a firearm. His bail was set at $65,000.00.
 


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