Suspected Drug Dealer Busted In Novato

NOVATO, CA – Authorities arrested a suspected drug dealer Thursday in Novato.

Novato police and the Marin County Major Crimes Task Force received reports earlier this month about drug activity and narcotics sales at a Kenwood Court residence. The house was monitored and police and detectives arrested some of the individuals leaving the residence for narcotics-related offenses.

The Marin County Major Crimes Task Force obtained a search warrant for the home and stopped a man leaving the residence Thursday, Novato police said. He was in possession of a small amount of methamphetamine. Police and task force detectives served the search warrant for the residence.

Detectives found and detained people in and around the property, including a 10-year-old child. Detectives found a large quantity of methamphetamine in a bedroom and more drugs in the backyard and garage area, police said.

Police arrested Luu Quach, 50, of Novato on suspicion of selling narcotics, child endangerment, destroying evidence, and violating his probation for a narcotics offense.

Detectives also arrested Jesus Santana, 52, at the property for possessing narcotics and being under the influence of methamphetamine, according to police. Lillian Brown, 33, of Novato, was also arrested for possessing narcotics paraphernalia and violating her probation, police said.

"We would like to thank our partners at the Marin County Sheriff's Office for their assistance in this investigation," Novato police said in a statement. "We work in partnership to provide a safer community and to tackle drug abuse in our neighborhoods. We could not do our job as effectively without our community members, who provided us vital information during this investigation."

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