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Folsom police say 58 grams of fentanyl found after retail theft arrest of 4 people

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Folsom police say officers confiscated about 58 grams of suspected fentanyl, $1,500 worth of stolen merchandise and a stolen gun during an arrest Monday.

Folsom police Lt. Lou Wright said four Sacramento residents were arrested after allegedly stealing about $1,500 in merchandise from a retailer at Folsom Premium Outlets. The four were arrested shortly before 6:30 p.m. in the 13000 block of Folsom Boulevard.

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Once the four men were in custody, Wright said, officers found one of the men, a 37-year-old, had 58 grams of fentanyl and a stolen firearm.

The four individuals — 37-year-old Enrique “Kiki” Camarena, 36-year-old Travis Knight, 33-year-old Niko Hardy and 17-year-old Joseph Pellegrino — were booked into the Sacramento County Jail, according to the Folsom Police Department.

Corey Schmidt
The Sacramento Bee
Corey Schmidt is a watchdog reporter for the Sacramento Bee, focusing on Folsom, El Dorado Hills and Sacramento County’s eastern suburbs. Previously, he was the government watchdog reporter for the St. Cloud Times in Minnesota. Schmidt received his bachelor’s degree from DePaul University in Chicago and his master’s degree from Yale University. 
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