Deputies find Santa Cruz motel room full of drugs and thousands of dollars in cash

During a probation search, deputies with the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office found several drugs, and more than $8,000 in cash inside a Santa Cruz motel room.

Deputies were checking in on Chris Desmet and Teresa Diana when they found a motel serving tray covered in roughly six ounces of methamphetamine.

“They also found a small amount of heroin, more than a dozen Xanax pills, drug paraphernalia, and over $8,000 in cash,” said Santa Cruz Sheriff’ officials.

Both Desmet and Diana were arrested for possession of narcotics for sales and booked into jail.