Drug Bust Nets Five Arrests

Paso Robles police officers arrested five suspects in a drug bust on Sunday afternoon.

Incident occurred at the City Library parking lot

According to the Paso Robles Police Department, officers from the department’s newly-formed Special Enforcement Team saw several suspicious subjects around a parked vehicle in the parking lot of the City Library.

Officers say they observed a “hand-to-hand” transaction of possible narcotics take place.

Police made contact with the five suspects and subsequently arrested them on various drug-related charges.

The arrested were Rachel Porter, 22, of Paso Robles for felony possession of heroin and an out of county warrant; Edward Dowless, 23, of Arroyo Grande for felony possession of heroin; George Machado, 23, of Paso Robles for felony of transportation/providing heroin; Joshua Dollins, 35 of Paso Robles for  misdemeanor charge for being under the influence of a controlled substance and illegal possession of narcotic paraphernalia; and Alexander Cisneros, 22, of Templeton for misdemeanor, illegal possession of drug paraphernalia, and possession of a controlled substance.

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Ben Banuchi has been a journalist in the Atascadero/Paso Robles area since 2002, and is currently a freelance writer and reporter. He can be contacted at bbanuchi@unitedreporting.com