Two Arrested On Delivery Charges After Officers Observe Drug Deal In Boise: Police

From the City of Boise:

Arrested: Brion Kimble, 31, Boise

Charges: Drug Trafficking (F), Delivery of a controlled substance (F), Failure to appear - 4 counts

Arrested: Anthony Ramirez, 26, Boise

Charges: Delivery of a controlled substance (F), Possession of a controlled substance (F)

Boise Police working in the area of N. 25th Street and W. Main Street observed what appeared to be the sale of illegal drugs in a parking lot. Officers identified the subjects in the parking lot as Brion Kimble and Anthony Ramirez. Kimble was found to have four confirmed warrants for his arrest, two felony and two misdemeanor. Ramirez was found to be in possession of eight grams of a substance that tested presumptive positive for heroin. After further investigation, officers obtained a warrant for a hotel room on the 1600 block of W. Main Street. Inside the room officers located 31 grams of a substance that tested presumptive positive for heroin, 13 hydrocodone pills, 4 grams of suspected cannabis, and multiple items of drug paraphernalia. The two suspects, Brion Kimble and Anthony Ramirez, were arrested on the listed charges and booked into the Ada County Jail.

A third person involved cooperated with the investigation and was interviewed as a candidate for the LEAD program. LEAD stands for Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion program. The program was established in 2018 in partnership with the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare as part of the Treasure Valley Partnership to launch a strategic plan for battling opioid abuse. For their part, Boise Police officers identify people who may be amenable to treatment and assist them in enrolling in the program. Upon their successful completion of the program, the drug charges that they would have been arrested for, are not submitted for standard court processing.

Here is an update on the LEAD program recently released by the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare’s Division of Behavioral Health:

This press release was produced by the City of Boise. The views expressed here are the author’s own.