LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Clearlake Police officers have seized a large amount of illicit drugs while serving a felony arrest warrant.

Sgt. Tim Hobbs reported that on Friday at approximately 2:30 p.m. Clearlake Police Officers responded to a residence on Alvita Avenue to serve a felony arrest warrant for Marcus Matrice Ellis, 32.

Hobbs said officers found Ellis inside the residence and arrested him for the warrant.

During the arrest Ellis was found to be in possession of a large quantity of Ecstasy and cocaine, as well as $500, Hobbs said.

The currency was seized for asset forfeiture, as Hobbs said it appeared to be from the illegal sales of narcotics.

In addition to the outstanding felony warrant, Ellis was booked into the Lake County Jail for possession of a controlled substance for sales and possession of a narcotic controlled substance, according to Hobbs.

Jail records indicated Ellis’ bail was set at $10,000. He later posted the bail and was released.

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