A 41-year-old Saugus resident was arrested on suspicion of two charges of possession of a controlled substance for sale on Tuesday, according to Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station officials.
According to Deputy Natalie Arriaga, a spokeswoman for the SCV Sheriff’s Station, at approximately 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, deputies patrolling the Cedarfalls Drive and Dandelion Drive area observed a man not adhering to vehicle code on a bicycle.
As deputies approached the suspect, he dropped two plastic bags of narcotics, according to Arriaga. The narcotics were later identified as fentanyl.
“During a search of the suspect, deputies additionally located a plastic bag containing methamphetamine,” wrote Arriaga in an email to The Signal. “The fentanyl was approximately 36 grams in weight and the methamphetamine was approximately 5 grams in weight, equating to approximately 2,050 doses of narcotics.”
The man was arrested and booked on suspicion of two charges of possession of a controlled substance for sale. He remains in custody at the time of this publication.
He is being held in lieu of $20,000 bail.
