Staff Report

Frank Jesus Porraz

WARSAW — A Warsaw man was recently arrested after officers discovered drugs and a notebook with dealing information in his residence.

Frank Jesus Porraz, 24, 543 Clinic Court, Warsaw, is charged with dealing in marijuana in an amount in excess of 30 grams and two counts of possession or use of a legend drug, all level 6 felonies; possession of a controlled substance and sentence enhancement possession of marijuana, both class A misdemeanors; possession of marijuana, a class B misdemeanor; and possession of paraphernalia, a class C misdemeanor.

On Nov. 8, a Warsaw Police officer responded to a law standby. A woman reported having issues with getting permission from Porraz to obtain items in a residence.

According to court documents, when the woman and officer went to Porraz’s residence, the officer could immediately smell marijuana. Upon searching the home, the officer found a notebook containing drug sale notes for vape cartridges.

The officer also found 62.5 grams of marijuana, several pills identified as legend drugs and controlled substances, drug paraphernalia, and 15 THC cartridges.

Porraz was previously convicted of marijuana possession in Kosciusko County in April 2018.

For this case, Porraz was booked in the Kosciusko County Jail on Dec. 19, with a $5,250 surety and cash bond.