15 Drug Dealers Arrested in Operation “Folsom Blues”

11/04/24

15 Drug Dealers Arrested in Operation "Folsom Blues"

On Friday, November 1, and Saturday, November 2, the Folsom Police Department led a multi-agency operation in conjunction with the Sacramento County Sheriff's Office, Sacramento County District Attorney's Office, Citrus Heights Police Department, Sacramento County Probation, El Dorado County Sheriff's Office, Placer County Sheriff's Office, Placer County Probation, Roseville Police Department, Placer County District Attorney's Office, the California Highway Patrol, and Homeland Security Investigations. Operation "Folsom Blues" targeted street-level drug dealers responsible for distributing fentanyl and other dangerous drugs by utilizing online marketplaces and social media applications. Officers and deputies used undercover accounts to arrange narcotic transactions, where the dealers were then taken into custody.

All arrestees received the Watson advisement, which formally warned these narcotics dealers of the dangers of fentanyl, and informed them that they could be charged with murder if they sold drugs laced with fentanyl to someone, and that person died as a result.

This operation resulted in 15 arrests, and seizures including over $15,000 in cash, hundreds of pills, and other illicit drugs like cocaine and methamphetamines. Detectives also recovered nearly 350 grams of fentanyl, enough to kill the entire population of Folsom two times over.

Per the United States Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), it takes only a few granules of fentanyl, weighing only two or three milligrams, to have lethal consequences for an average person. A 2023 DEA laboratory study found that 7 out of every 10 pills confiscated contained a deadly amount of fentanyl. The Centers for Disease (CDC) estimated that in 2023, more than 112,000 Americans lost their lives as a result of drug poisoning.

The individuals arrested in this operation were:

• Kyle Rexford, from Sacramento

• Khallie Coyne, from Ranch Cordova

• David Finichu, from Roseville

• Amanda Sablan, from Sacramento

• Jeffrey Arneson, from Folsom

• Justin Blair, from El Dorado Hills

• Alejandro Ruiz, from North Highlands

• Danny Moore, from Sacramento

• Madisyn Higgins-Husk from Sacramento

• Terrence Carpenter, from Citrus Heights

• Taylor Lynch, from Folsom

• Hayden Boungnasiri, from Citrus Heights

• John Navarro, from Cameron Park

• Haley Grimmett, from Sacramento

• Yamni Clarin, from Rescue

While a few of these arrestees remain in custody, most were released on bail or on their own recognizance. None of their booking photos are available for release due to California law.

Sergeant Amar Gandhi
Sheriff's Spokesman