The Ventura County Fentanyl and Overdose Crimes Units (VC FOCUS) concluded an investigation into George Khalil who was involved in the sales of illegal narcotics to Ventura County residents.
Over the past several months, information was received that Khalil was selling illegal narcotics out of his residence in North Hollywood. Detectives conducted surveillance operations in the area and observed Khalil selling personally to individuals and utilizing app-based ridesharing transportation services to deliver packages of narcotics to buyers. On October 19, 2023, VC FOCUS and Thousand Oaks DEU detectives served a search warrant at Khalil’s residence where he was located inside and detained. During a search of the residence, detectives located 4.5 lbs. of methamphetamine, 43 grams of cocaine, 26 grams of heroin, 230 counterfeit M30 pills containing fentanyl, 131 Xanax pills, a tactical body armor vest and US Currency derived from drug sales.
Khalil was arrested for 11351 HS- Possession for Sales of a Controlled Substance and 11378HS- Possession for Sales of a Dangerous Drug, and 31360 PC- Convicted Felon in Possession of Body Armor. He was booked into the Ventura County Pre Trial-Detention Facility and released after posting $50,000 bail. His arraignment on the charges is set for November 2, 2023, in Ventura County Superior Court.
VC FOCUS is a task force made up of all Ventura County regional law enforcement agencies and the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office. The primary mission of this partnership is to combat fentanyl related crimes and opioid overdoses by targeting the supply chain of individuals and criminal organizations responsible for the sales of these drugs into Ventura County. In addition, the task force works to identify new trends of abuse among the younger population and educate the community at large on the lethal danger of this epidemic.
VC FOCUS has partnered with Ventura County Behavioral Health as an active member of the County Opioid Abuse Suppression Taskforce (COAST) in a campaign to reduce overdoses and educate the public about the dangers of opioids and other drugs. Comprehensive information can be found at www.VenturaCountyResponds.org.
The public may contact investigators from the VC FOCUS at (805) 383-8700 or [email protected] with additional information about this case, or any other information related to narcotics.
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