Man arrested in school parking lot after investigation into drug sales in Incline Village

INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. - A Washoe County man who allegedly sold fentanyl and other drugs in the parking lot at Incline Village High School was arrested after an investigation by detectives with the Regional Narcotics Unit (RNU). They arrested 20-year-old Ramon Navarro for 22 felony counts of various narcotics offenses after they identified him as the source of drugs infiltrating the hallways of the high school on the north shore of Lake Tahoe.

RNU Detectives began an investigation into Navarro in May 2023 after there were several non-fatal drug overdoses of students at the high school. Through the course of their investigation, the suspect was identified as the individual selling various illicit drugs to teenagers, including the victims of the overdoses, in Incline Village. Additionally, Navarro delivered and sold cocaine and suspected fentanyl pills to an RNU Detective acting in an undercover capacity, on two occasions. On July 27, 2023, Navarro was caught and arrested attempting to sell cocaine and methamphetamine to undercover RNU Detectives in the parking lot of Incline High School.

Navarro has been charged with Sales of a Controlled Substance (6 counts),

Possession of a Controlled Substance with Intent to Sell (6 counts),
Possession of a Controlled Substance less than 14 grams (8 counts), Possession of a Controlled Substance 14-28 grams (1 count), and
Selling/Offering a Controlled Substance on the grounds of a school (1 count).

Navarro remains in the Washoe County Jail.

RNU is comprised of Detectives from the Washoe County Sheriff's Office, Reno Police Department, Sparks Police Department, the University of Nevada Police Department, Nevada Counterdrug Program, Homeland Security Investigations and Washoe County School District Police Department.