A Kona man and woman are in police custody for drug offenses as a result of a narcotics search warrant executed at a campsite at Old Kona Airport State Recreation Area.
A Kona man and woman are in police custody for drug offenses as a result of a narcotics search warrant executed at a campsite at Old Kona Airport State Recreation Area.
On Wednesday morning, officers recovered 171.3 grams of suspected crystal methamphetamine, 45.5 grams of suspected marijuana, 0.4 grams of suspected black tar heroin, plus drug paraphernalia related to methamphetamine use and distribution and $2,026 in cash, which was seized for forfeiture.
Two homeless individuals, 43-year-old Michelle Wright and 53-year-old Samson Keanaaina, were arrested. They were charged Thursday with first- and second-degree promotion of a dangerous drug, second-degree promotion of a detrimental drug, promoting controlled substances in a public park and five counts of drug paraphernalia.
Total bail for Wright and Keanaaina was set at $166,000 and their initial court appearance is scheduled for today.