Brian Hughes

On Feb. 14, at approximately 11:45 a.m., Mesquite Police Narcotics Detectives were able to close an on-going investigation by taking into custody multiple suspects, whom over the last several months had been trafficking and selling heroin and crystal meth in Mesquite Nevada.  After safely taking the suspects into custody, the detectives served a search warrant on a hotel room

Elcha Hatch

as well as a vehicle.  Inside both the hotel room and vehicle, detectives seized more illegal drugs and multiple items of drug paraphernalia.

Michelle Partridge, 46, of Panguitch Utah, was arrested and charged with: Three felony counts of sells of a controlled substance (heroin), one felony count of sells of a controlled substance (meth), three felony counts of conspiracy to violate the uniform controlled substance act, two felony counts of trafficking a controlled substance (meth), one felony count of possession of a controlled substance (meth), eighty-four felony counts of possession of a schedule IV controlled substance, and one misdemeanor

Michelle Partridge

count of possession of drug paraphernalia.

Elcha Hatch, 20, of Panguitch Utah, was arrested and charged with: One felony count of sells of a controlled substance (meth), one felony count of possession to sell a controlled substance (meth), one felony count of possession to sell a controlled substance (heroin), one felony count of conspiracy to violate the uniform controlled substance act, and one misdemeanor count of possession of drug paraphernalia.

Veronica Molina

Brian Hughes, of Panguitch Utah, was arrested and charged with: Two felony counts of attempt to sell a controlled substance (meth).

Veronica Molina, 30, of Beaver Dam Arizona, was arrested and charged with: One felony count of possession of a controlled substance (heroin) and one misdemeanor count of possession of drug paraphernalia.  She was also arrested on an active felony arrest warrant.

All suspects were transported and booked into the Clark County Detention Center in Las Vegas Nevada.