A months-long drug probe across southern Sonoma County ended in a big way this week, with Santa Rosa detectives saying they pulled suspected cocaine, fake prescription pills and loaded guns out of homes in Penngrove and Cotati before hauling a 23-year-old Cotati man off to jail.
Officers carried out coordinated search warrants yesterday and warned that some of the counterfeit pills recovered may contain fentanyl, the powerful synthetic opioid that can be deadly in tiny doses. Investigators called the haul significant and said their findings underscore how risky fake pills on the street have become.
Searches and arrest
According to Santa Rosa Police, detectives executed search warrants yesterday at a property in the 5600 block of Old Redwood Highway in Penngrove and at an address in the 8100 block of Olof Street in Cotati as part of an investigation that began in January.
Search Warrant Leads to Cocaine, MDMA, Counterfeit Pills and Weapons Seizurehttps://t.co/mYePXamOYxpic.twitter.com/SlBzZ9os8q
— Santa Rosa Police (@SantaRosaPolice) March 31, 2026
As part of the operation, officers detained 23-year-old Kevin Garcia-Ortiz after he got out of his vehicle on the 300 block of East Washington Street in Petaluma. The department said Garcia-Ortiz was on active felony probation out of Sonoma County for a prior drug sales case…