On November 29, 2022 at about 10:37 p.m., an officer with the Eureka Police Department conducted a traffic stop on the 3000 block of Broadway for a traffic violation. The driver of the vehicle was identified as Carolyn Marie Baker, 46 years old of Carlotta. During the traffic stop, the officer utilized his K-9 partner “Yeti”, to conduct a narcotics detection sweep. The K-9 alerted to the presence of narcotics in the vehicle.
During a search of the vehicle, officers located approximately 36 grams of Fentanyl, 1 gram of methamphetamine, scales, packaging material and additional drug paraphernalia.
Baker was arrested for possession of controlled substances for sales and possession of illegal narcotics.