37-year-old charged with drug, firearm offenses after Kona raid
Prosecutors charged a 37-year-old man after police found crystal methamphetamine and marijuana during a drug raid at a home in South Kona.
Wayland Beck was charged with several counts of promotion of a dangerous drug and promotion of a detrimental drug and two counts of firearm offenses.
His bail is set at $36,000.
Area II Vice officers and officers of Kona patrol, Special Enforcement Unit and the Criminal Intelligence Unit executed a search warrant at a residence off Napo’opo’o Road in South Kona at about 6 a.m. Friday.
Officers recovered about 200 grams of crystal methamphetamine, 62 grams of marijuana, a digital scale, a 9 mm semi-automatic gun, a .308 caliber rifle and drug paraphernalia, according to a Hawaii Police Department news release.
Shortly after, police located Beck at a property off Pukiawe Street and arrested him on suspicion on several counts of drug offenses and two counts of firearm offenses.
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Officers also recovered 2.8 grams of crystal methamphetamine and 17.2. grams of marijuana from his backpack at the time of his arrest.