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Two recent drug arrests in Pottawattamie County

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July 19th, 2018 by admin

The Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office reports two men were arrested on drug charges Tuesday and Wednesday.

On Wednesday morning 20-year-old Fernando Madrigal of San Francisco, California was arrested after Deputies were called to the 23-mile marker of Interstate 80 to check an erratic driver. Madrigal was located and arrested for Possession of a Controlled Substance with Intent to Deliver and No Drug Tax Stamp. Deputies seized five pounds of marijuana during the stop.

Deputies also report the arrest Tuesday of 30-year-old Marcus Heye of Omaha, NE for Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. During investigation of a suspicious vehicle on Lake Hill Lane, Heye was found to be a passenger in the vehicle. Three pipes were seized from the vehicle. Heye was cited and released at the scene.