LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The service of a search warrant by the Sheriff’s Narcotics Task Force last month resulted in two arrests and the seizure of methamphetamine.

Arrested were 52-year-old Gary Alan Collins of Lucerne and 27-year-old Anthony Wesley Thomas of Nice, according to Capt. James Bauman of the Lake County Sheriff's Office.

On Friday, May 20, at approximately 6:45 p.m., narcotics detectives served a search warrant on Collins and his Lucerne home, Bauman said. Upon entering the home, Collins and Thomas were both detained without incident.

Collins was found to be in possession of methamphetamine and he was determined to be under the influence of a controlled substance. Bauman said Thomas also was determined to be under the influence of a controlled substance. A search of Collins’ home also produced a glass meth pipe and other narcotics paraphernalia.

Bauman said Collins was arrested for possession of a controlled substance, being under the influence of a controlled substance, and possession of narcotics paraphernalia. Thomas was arrested for being under the influence of a controlled substance.

Anyone with information that can assist the Sheriff’s Narcotics Task Force is encouraged to call the anonymous tip line at 707-263-3663.

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