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Arrest Related to Narcotics Overdose Investigation
VENTURA COUNTY PHARMACEUTICAL CRIMES UNIT
News Story Release
News Story Release
| Nature of Incident: | Arrest Related to Narcotics Overdose Investigation | ||||
| Report Number: | 21- 96868 / 21-104432 | ||||
| Location: | 5300 block of Don Pio Drive- Woodland Hills | ||||
| Date & Time: | 8/19/2021- 1950 hours | ||||
| Unit(s) Responsible: | Ventura County Interagency Pharmaceutical Crimes Unit (PCU) Camarillo Police Special Enforcement Detail Camarillo Police Department Thousand Oaks Police Department |
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| (S)uspects, (V)ictims, (P)arty, (D)ecedent |
City of Residence |
Age | |||
| (S) Raymond Petrie |
Camarillo |
30 | |||
| Narrative: | |||||
| On August 19, 2021, the Ventura County Sheriff’s Pharmaceutical Crimes Unit (PCU) concluded an investigation into Raymond Petrie, who was wanted in connection with his sale of narcotics to Ventura County residents which resulted in two separate non-fatal overdoses. On July 22, 2021, Camarillo Patrol deputies were dispatched to a residence in the City of Camarillo reference a non-fatal drug overdose that occurred at the location. On August 7, 2021, Thousand Oaks Patrol deputies were dispatched to a residence in the City of Thousand Oaks reference a non-fatal drug overdose that occurred at that location. PCU detectives took over both investigations. With the assistance of the Camarillo Special Enforcement Detail, Petrie was identified as the suspect who sold fentanyl to both victims. On August 19, 2021, PCU and Camarillo SED detectives located Petrie in Woodland Hills and arrested him for the overdoses. Petrie was booked into the Ventura County Jail for 11352 HS- Sales of a Controlled Substance. Petrie is ineligible to post bail due to a Violation of Probation from his arrests. His next court date is scheduled for August 25, 2021 in Ventura County Superior Court. The public may contact investigators from the Ventura County Interagency Pharmaceutical Crimes Unit at (805) 383-8700 or [email protected] with additional information about this case, or any other information related to narcotics. The Ventura County Pharmaceutical Crimes Unit is a task force made up of members from the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office and the Thousand Oaks Police Department; The primary mission of the task force is combatting the transfer of legal prescription medication and fentanyl to the illegal market. In addition, the task force works to identify and stop new trends of abuse among the younger population and investigates overdoses due to both prescription medication and illicit drug use. |
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| Prepared by: | Sergeant John Hajducko |
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| News Release Date: | August 24, 2021 | ||||
| Media Follow-Up Contact: | Detective Jeff Miller (805) 384-4749 |
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| Approved by: | Captain Brian Slominski |
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Address/Location
Ventura County Sheriff's Office
800 S Victoria Ave
Ventura, CA 93003
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 805-654-9511