Imperial County Sheriff's deputies with assistance from the U. S. Border Patrol raided a Winterhaven residence.

On Friday, April 14, 2023, The ICSO Emergency Response Team (SERT) and the U.S. Border Patrol Tactical Team (BORTAC)  served a search warrant on a residence in the 600 block of Foster Road in Winterhaven. The action followed a month long investigation by the ICSO Border Crimes Suppression Team into the use and distribution of methamphetamine and fentanyl at the location. During the search, five people were detained with three of them being arrested. Narcotics and paraphernalia were located as was a large amount of ammunition. Arrested were Kenneth Meeden, 45, Louis Garcia, 41, and Louis Roosevelt, 39, all from Winterhaven.  Meeden was charged with transportation of a controlled substance, Garcia was charged with possession of a controlled substance and Roosevelt was arrested on a warrant charging possession of a controlled substance. Two other individuals were released on their own recognizance.