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Four Treasure Valley residents arrested in E. Idaho drug bust

04:12 PM MDT on Friday, April 18, 2008

KTVB

IDAHO FALLS -- Authorities in eastern Idaho arrested six people during a drug bust Tuesday at an Idaho Falls hotel, including four Treasure Valley residents.

Officers from the Idaho Falls Police Department and Bonneville County Sheriff’s deputies served a search warrant at a room at the Le Ritz Hotel in Idaho Falls after receiving a report of possible drug activity. 

Police also made a traffic stop near the hotel in conjunction with their investigation. 

The search warrant and related traffic stop resulted in the seizure of methamphetamine, marijuana, a handgun and $2,400 in cash. 

Four individuals were arrested during the service of the search warrant:  Geoffrey S. Elawaldly, 20, from Idaho Falls; Uriel Montes-Guizar, 24, from Blackfoot;  Jose A. Lucio, 26, from Boise; and Cady E. George, 19, from Kuna. 

Two others from the traffic stop were taken into custody:  Jose B. Molina, 28, from Ontario, Oregon, and Sylvia L. Martinez, 27, from Boise.

Each person has been charged with possession of a controlled substance and Molina was also charged with illegal possession of a firearm.

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