Detectives with the Regional Narcotics Unit (RNU) have arrested two Reno residents for drug trafficking.
On the evening of February 7, 2022, RNU detectives who had been investigating reports of illegal narcotics sales served a search warrant for a motel room located on the 600 block of West 4th Street. Upon entry into the specific room, detectives detained Courtney Cortez, 38, and Anika Porter, 42. Detectives located the following items in their search:
- 213.6 grams gross weight (ggw) – heroin/fentanyl mixture
- 44.2 ggw – methamphetamine
- 12.5 ggw – psilocybin mushrooms
- 8 Xanax pills
- 17 counterfeit “M30” fentanyl pills
- 4 oxycodone pills
- 13 hydrocodone pills
- 9mm Polymer 80 handgun without a serial number
- .45 Glock handgun
- .22 Mossberg Derringer handgun
- 4 firearm magazines
- 1 holster
- $3,506.09 in US currency
Cortez and Porter were both placed under arrest after detectives completed the search. They are each charged with: Possession of a Controlled Substance, 100+ grams; Possession of a Controlled Substance, 42-100 grams; two counts of Possession of a Controlled Substance for Sales; Trafficking a Controlled Substance, 100-400 grams; and three counts of Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person.
Photo 1: Courtney Cortez
Photo 2: Anika Porter
