Couple arrested after months-long drug trafficking investigation in Washoe County

RENO, Nevada (KOLO) – A man and a woman were arrested after a months-long drug trafficking investigation.

On Sunday, detectives from the Regional Narcotics Units and the Department of Homeland Security arrested 20-year-old Alexis Gonzalez-Montesinos and 23-year-old Eva Liset Gonzalez-Montesinos of Fresno, California, in Washoe County on multiple drug charges.

The two were booked into the Washoe County Detention Center and are being held on several serious offenses, including possession of a controlled substance, trafficking in a controlled substance, sale and transportation of a controlled substance, conspiracy to violate the Uniform Controlled Substances Act, and intent to sell a controlled substance.

Police found and seized a total of 37.61 pounds of methamphetamine with an estimated street value of $500,000.

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