Randy Allen A 29-year-old man has been indicted on several drug charges, including involving a child in a drug offense, after the Major Crimes Apprehension Team executed a search warrant Dec. 18 at a residence on Chimisa Ranch Road in White Mountain Lake. The search warrant was in reference to marijuana cultivation and possession at the residence. Detectives searching the residence reportedly located numerous items of drug paraphernalia, loose marijuana, drying marijuana and marijuana stored inside of mason jars. The suspect, Randy Allen, was not at home at the time of the investigation and the Gila County Sheriff’s Office was asked to check for his vehicle. Gila County deputies located Allen in his vehicle and arrested him for several criminal charges they identified at the location of the traffic stop. MCAT detectives noted that as they continued their search, they discovered that Allen was operating a marijuana cultivation site at the residence and used a 5-year-old girl to assist him with processing the marijuana at his home, as evidenced by photographs of the child on Allen’s computer assisting in the cultivation process. The girl was identified with the assistance of the Department of Child Security and is not residing at the home. DCS and the Mesa Police Department did a welfare check on the girl. The Navajo County Attorney’s Office obtained grand jury indictments on Allen for possession of marijuana for sale, production of marijuana, misconduct involving weapons, involving a minor in a drug offense, possession of equipment for chemicals for narcotic drug manufacturing purposes, manufacture of a narcotic drug, possession of a narcotic drug for sale and possession of drug paraphernalia.
