A Cottonwood couple was arrested after they were discovered selling meth and marijuana out of their home.
According to the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office, on the night of January January 13, Partners Against Narcotics Trafficking, “P.A.N.T.” detectives were granted a search warrant for the home of Dean Cotton, age 58, and Heather Collins, age 57.
While detectives waited for the warrant to be granted, Cotton and Collins left the home in the 1000 block of S 5th Street, Cottonwood, in a F250 pickup truck which was stopped by the Cottonwood Police Department.
Cotton and Collins were both detained, and the search warrant was served at the residence.
Once inside the home, detectives found a large quantity of methamphetamine in a drawer weighing over 28 grams in the kitchen. They also found quantities exceeding 16.5 grams were found packaged in plastic baggies in quantities routinely seen in drug sales, according to the Sheriff’s Office.
Detectives also found 250 individual ‘bindle’ baggies along with paraphernalia generally used to package drugs for sale inside the home.
In a cabinet directly beneath the drawer, detectives found a scale, several more grams of meth, and marijuana. A total of 45 grams of meth was seized.
In the master bedroom, a modified Winchester 12-gauge shotgun was located by PANT Detectives. The length of the shotgun barrel had been illegally altered to less than 18 inches, thus classifying it as a “prohibited weapon” in violation of Arizona law. Additionally, detectives seized a black Ruger LC380 handgun with a loaded magazine. In total, over 300 rounds of .380 ammunition were found.
Both were booked into the Camp Verde Detention Center on charges including Possession of a Controlled Substance for Sale, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia and Weapons Offenses.
Each has been released on a bond of $15,000.