Search warrant at Redding’s Royal Syndicate Tattoo Parlor uncovers fentanyl, meth, marijuana, and more – Owner arrested
REDDING, Calif., — Authorities say an ongoing investigation into a popular Redding tattoo parlor led to the arrest of a local business owner after a search warrant uncovered fentanyl, methamphetamine, a large amount of marijuana, narcotics paraphernalia, and indicia of recent and ongoing narcotics sales Thursday afternoon, Feb. 3. The search warrant that led to the man’s arrest occurred at Royal Syndicate Tattoo Parlor, located at 2002 Hilltop Drive.
Although officials did not specify what led to the investigation that ended with the arrest of the business’s owner, Donald Stroud, 44, 0f Redding, a relative of Stroud’s, 45-year-old Stan Stroud of Redding, was arrested last month after a targeted enforcement stop led to the seizure of around four pounds of methamphetamine, along with an Uzi submachine gun and AR-15 assault rifle. Ammunition, sales-related packaging material, and narcotics paraphernalia were also seized as a result of the Jan. 21st stop.
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As part of their ongoing investigations, officers from the Redding Police Department’s Neighborhood Police Unit (NPU) and agents from the Shasta Inter-Agency Narcotics Task Force (SINTF) responded to Royal Syndicate to serve a search warrant at the business, Redding Police Sergeant Paul Slagle has since said of yesterday’s search warrant service and arrest.
After contacting Stroud outside the business, officers and agents discovered he was in possession of a “usable amount” of fentanyl, according to the Sergeant.
A search warrant served at Royal Syndicate Tattoo Parlor in Redding led to the discovery and seizure of fentanyl, methamphetamine, marijuana, and drug sales-related indicia and paraphernalia yesterday afternoon. Redding Police Department photos
After detaining Stroud, officials then conducted a search pursuant to the terms of the warrant, at which time they located methamphetamine and a large amount of marijuana hidden in various places throughout the interior of the business. Officials also located narcotics paraphernalia, as well as copious amounts of narcotics-related packaging material.
Based on their investigative findings, officials arrested Stroud and he was later booked into the Shasta County Jail in Redding on suspicion of maintaining a business for the purposes of distributing controlled substances, possession of narcotics for sales and possession of marijuana for sales.
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Online jail records indicate he has since been released and is no longer in custody.
44-year-old, Royal Syndicate Tattoo owner, Donald Stroud, was arrested as a result of yesterday’s search warrant. Redding Police Department photo
Anyone with further information about this investigation or suspected crimes related to Royal Syndicate Tatoo or Donald Stroud is encouraged to contact the Redding Police Department at (530) 225-4200. Callers can refer to incident file number 22R007497 and can remain anonymous.
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Additionally, he writes or has written for several other news organizations; including Riverside County based newspapers Valley News, Valley Chronicle, Anza Valley Outlook, and Hemet & San Jacinto Chronicle; the Bonsall/Fallbrook Village News in San Diego County; and Mountain Echo in Shasta County. He is also a regular contributor to Thin Blue Line TV and Law Enforcement News Network and has had his stories featured on news stations throughout the Southern California and North State regions.
Trevor spent 10 years in the U.S. Army as an Orthopedic Specialist before joining the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department in 1998. He was medically retired after losing his leg, breaking his back, and suffering both spinal cord and brain injuries in an off-duty accident. (Click here to see segment of Discovery Channel documentary of Trevor’s accident.)
During his time with the sheriff’s department, Trevor worked at several different stations; including Robert Presley Detention Center, Southwest Station in Temecula, Hemet/Valle Vista Station, Ben Clark Public Safety Training Center, and Lake Elsinore Station; along with other locations.
Trevor’s assignments included Corrections, Patrol, DUI Enforcement, Boat and Personal Water-Craft based Lake Patrol, Off-Road Vehicle Enforcement, Problem Oriented Policing Team, and Personnel/Background Investigations. He finished his career while working as a Sex Crimes and Child Abuse Investigator and was a court-designated expert in child abuse and child sex-related crimes.
Trevor has been married for more than 30 years and was a foster parent to more than 60 children over 13 years. He is now an adoptive parent and his “fluid family” includes 13 children and 18 grandchildren.
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