Alleged fentanyl dealer arrested in Granite Bay with 4-year-old in her car
GRANITE BAY – A woman is under arrest not only for suspicion of trying to sell an undercover officer fentanyl, but also for allegedly bringing a young child with her to the deal.
The Placer County Sheriff's Office says, earlier in January, they got information about a possible fentanyl dealer. An undercover officer soon tried to arrange a deal with her – and the woman allegedly offered to sell over 14 grams of fentanyl.
A meeting was then set for Jan. 27 in Granite Bay. Detectives watched the suspect – 33-year-old Sacramento resident Natasha Trusnik – pull into a shopping center and she was soon taken into custody.
Our detectives conducted an operation on January 27th in Granite Bay, resulting in an arrest for fentanyl sales. Earlier in January, detectives learned 33-year-old Natasha Trusnik of Sacramento was involved with the illegal sale of fentanyl. Trusnik offered to sell an undercover officer just over 14 grams of fentanyl. On the day of the operation, Trusnik was seen pulling into a shopping center parking lot in Granite Bay. Trusnik was found to be in possession of the same amount of fentanyl that she agreed to sell to the undercover officer. During the investigation, detectives learned Trusnik had traveled to the location of the drug sale in a vehicle with a four-year-old. A search of that vehicle revealed additional amounts of fentanyl and other controlled substances. Trusnik was arrested for the transportation/sales of narcotics and child endangerment likely to produce great bodily injury or death. We applaud the hard work of our detectives for continuing to sweep fentanyl off the streets, especially in this case, where a child was knowingly placed in harm’s way.
Posted by Placer County Sheriff's Office on Friday, February 3, 2023
The agreed upon amount of fentanyl was found with Trusnik, detectives say, and even more fentanyl and other drugs were found in her car.
Further, detectives say Trusnik had shown up to the deal with a 4-year-old child in her car.
Trusnik was arrested and is now facing charges of transportation and sales of narcotics as well as child endangerment.