K-9 sniffs out 2.5 pounds of meth in Santa Rosa: deputies

(KRON) — The Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office said detectives executed several search warrants on Wednesday after stopping a driver in Rohnert Park who was being investigated for narcotics activity.

The sheriff’s office said the driver was identified as Thomas Hayes, 66, of Santa Rosa.

“K9 Duke detected methamphetamine in a vehicle and at two separate residences. Hayes possessed about 2.5 pounds of crystal methamphetamine, packaging materials, digital scales, and over $2,000 in cash,” according to deputies in a news release.

The sheriff’s office said two other suspects, identified as Jimmy Hayes, 61, and Patrick Gooler, 59, both of Santa Rosa, were cited at one home for misdemeanor possession of methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia.

Hayes was arrested and booked into the Sonoma County Main Adult Detention Facility for felony possession and transportation of methamphetamine for sale, confirmed the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office.