Tri-Net Narcotics Task Force arrested three men Wednesday afternoon in Carson City on felony heroin possession charges as well as obstructing officers and drug paraphernalia.
The arrests went down at around 4:30 p.m. in the parking lot of a Carson City fast food restaurant in the 300 block of William Street. According to task force officers, the men resisted arrest at first but were quickly detained.
Tri-Net is a multi-jurisdictional narcotic task force that conducts and supports narcotic-related investigations in Carson City, Douglas and Lyon counties. Carson City Sheriff's Office SET team and deputies were also involved in the arrests.
According to Tri-Net officers, at least two of the suspects appeared to have MRSA infections, a staph bacteria common among intravenous drug users. They were to be medically checked before entering the Carson City Jail.
If they are cleared by a physician they would enter the main jail facility. If they are not medically cleared they will go into a special needs unit of the jail, said Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong.
The names of the suspects and the amount of heroin confiscated were not immediately made available. The case is being handled through Tri-Net.