Sheriff's Office

For Immediate Release

Drug Traffickers arrested by Regional Narcotics Unit
Please note: this is a regional press release

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 4^th 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

The Washoe County Sheriff's Office is dedicated to preserving a safe and secure community with professionalism, respect, integrity and the highest commitment to equality. Sheriff Darin Balaam is the 27th person elected to serve as the Sheriff of Washoe County since the Office was created in 1861. The Washoe County Sheriff's Office strives to ensure public safety by building trust and creating partnerships within the diverse communities in which we serve. We will promote the dignity of all people supported by our words and actions through open communication while fostering an environment of professionalism, integrity and mutual respect.

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