Articles Tagged With ‘Drugs’




Pismo Beach man busted again for selling drugs

  Nearly one year to the day after a Pismo Beach man was arrested for hit-and-run and selling prescription pills, he was arrested again, this time during a narcotics raid. On Sept. 1, the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Narcotics... (Continue reading)

Should California legalize magic mushrooms?

A Central Coast man aims to parlay the statewide vote to legalize marijuana into making California the first state to legalize psychedelic mushrooms. Kevin Saunders, a mayoral candidate in the Monterey County town of Marina, filed an initiative with the... (Continue reading)

SLO County coroner’s findings questioned again

San Luis Obispo County’s embattled medical examiner has again come under scrutiny for a questionable cause of death ruling, this time pertaining to a young woman he says died of an LSD overdose. Over the last couple years, CalCoastNews reported... (Continue reading)

SLO police find toddler in home with drugs and a gun

Drugs, cash, a gun and a toddler turned up during a parole search that San Luis Obispo police detectives conducted at a mobile home Thursday morning. Around 9 a.m., detectives served a warrant at Angel Resendez and Amanda Bunker’s home... (Continue reading)

Central Coast festivalgoer died of LSD overdose

A 20-year-old Ventura woman who died after attending a music festival at Lake San Antonio this spring overdosed on Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD), according to the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office. Baylee Ybarra Gatlin, a Ventura College student, became... (Continue reading)

Four people arrested during Arroyo Grande drug bust

Arroyo Grande police seized pills, heroin and methamphetamine after serving a search warrant at a house on Saturday. Officers arrested two men and two women at a home located at 223 Oro Drive. The male suspects are facing drug charges... (Continue reading)

Mastermind of SLO County cocaine ring sentenced to prison

The Morro Bay man convicted of masterminding the largest cocaine trafficking organization in the recent history of San Luis Obispo County received a prison sentence of 18 years and eight months. However, he may be eligible for parole after just... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles police make seven arrests at drug house

Paso Robles police officers paid a visit to a drug house during a probation compliance check Sunday morning, according to the city’s police department. [KSBY] Around 9:40 a.m., while conducting the probation check at a home in the 1000 block... (Continue reading)

Police arrest four men at alleged SLO drug house

San Luis Obispo police arrested four men at a house on Tuesday for alleged drug offenses. In recent months, police received multiple reports of illegal activity occurring at a house in the 300 block of Tolosa Way. Over the last... (Continue reading)

DUI driver found in stolen van with machete and crack pipe

A man was driving a stolen van in San Miguel while under the influence of drugs and in possession of a machete and a crack pipe, according to the California Highway Patrol. Around noon Monday, the CHP received a call... (Continue reading)