2 Men Charged In Drugs And Weapons Seizure: Cedar Park PD

CEDAR PARK, TX — Two men were charged after Cedar Park police and agents of the Austin office of the DEA seized hundreds of fentanyl-laced pills and several firearms last week, officials said.

Aaron Robert Combs, 39, of Cedar Park and Joshua Lee Riffel, 31, of Austin were arrested on Feb. 26 and charged with manufacture or delivery of a controlled substance of 4 grams or more but less than 200 grams.

Both Riffel and Combs were booked into the Williamson County Jail last week. Riffel's bond was set at $50,000, and Combs' bond was set at $100,000, according to jail records. As of Friday, both had been released on bond, authorities said.

Detectives with the Cedar Park Police Department's organized crime unit began investigating the distribution of fentanyl earlier this year after a number of overdoses occurred in the city and within the region, police said Friday.

Police said they discovered the drug was being distributed by dealers as "illicit prescription pills in the form of oxycodone." During the investigation, police identified several sources of supply.

The department arrested Riffel and Combs on suspicion of distributing the pills. The department's organized crime unit and Drug Enforcement Administration agents searched Riffe's and Comb's homes, where the agents seized a total of about 1,675 suspected fentanyl-laced pills, along with methamphetamine and marijuana, the department said.

Agents also recovered suspected illegal firearms and accessories, authorities said.

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