The Colusa County Task Force says it conducted continuous counter-narcotics enforcement operations throughout Colusa County from 7 a.m. on Oct. 5, 2026, to 0000 hours on Oct. 8, 2026, as part of Operation Central Valley Blues. The operation involved the California Highway Patrol (Northern Division K9), the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, the Colusa Police Department, the Colusa Probation Department and the Colusa County Sheriff’s Office.
During the operation, task force agents and assigned personnel executed five residential search warrants within 36 hours, the task force reported. The searches resulted in the seizure of a stolen firearm and evidence related to drug trafficking, along with the arrest and booking of individuals who were subject to various felony arrest warrants.
Agents and other personnel also averaged more than 40 traffic enforcement stops during each 12-hour shift, according to the report. Those stops resulted in multiple arrests, including people the task force described as known criminal street gang members, as well as the seizure of an illegal firearm and narcotics and the recovery of a stolen vehicle.
The report does not give an exact total for the arrests, identify the people arrested or list specific charges. It identifies various felony arrest warrants connected to some of the arrests but does not provide the warrant details.
The task force said Colusa County law enforcement personnel played a significant role in disrupting the flow of criminal trafficking on Interstate 5, Highway 20 and other main supply lines in the Northern California area of operations.
