Two from Citrus Heights arrested in drug dealer sting operation

By Sara Beth Williams–
Two Citrus Heights residents were arrested over the weekend in a drug dealer sting operation dubbed “Folsom Blues” along with 13 other drug dealers, according to a Nov. 4 news release.

The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office announced in a press release this week that 15 drug dealers were arrested in a sting operation led by the Folsom Police Department, involving multiple agencies including the Citrus Heights Police Department, Roseville Police Department, and others.

The operation targeted “street-level drug dealers responsible for distributing fentanyl and other dangerous drugs by utilizing online marketplaces and social media applications,” the release said. Officers and deputies used undercover online accounts to arrange narcotic transactions, where the dealers were then taken into custody.

The operation resulted in two arrests of Citrus Heights residents, including Hayden Boungnasiri, who was already released, and 23-year-old Terence Patrick Carpenter, who remains in custody and was ineligible for bail. Carpenter was arrested on charges of conspiracy to commit a misdemeanor and was also charged with violating probation.

During the operation, over $15,000 in cash, hundreds of pills, and other illicit drugs like cocaine and methamphetamine were seized, according to the release. Detectives also recovered almost 350 grams of fentanyl, which the sheriff’s department described as being “enough to kill the entire population of Folsom two times over.”

The department said all arrestees received the “Watson advisement,” which formally informed them “that they could be charged with murder if they sold drugs laced with fentanyl to someone, and that person died as a result.”

According to the sheriff’s department, while a few arrestees remain in custody, most were released on bail or on their own recognizance. None of their booking photos are available for release due to California law, the department said.