Marina man arrested for allegedly selling counterfeit prescription drugs

MARINA, Calif. (KION) A Marina man is behind bars after the Monterey County Sheriff's Office said he was selling counterfeit prescription drugs.

Early Friday morning, the Monterey County Sheriff's Office with the SWAT Team served a search warrant in the 200 block of Hillcrest Avenue in Marina.

The Sheriff's Office had been investigating 28-year-old Nhan Phan and found that he was selling the drugs around the Monterey Peninsula.

While serving the search warrant, investigators found a lab where they said Phan was making the pills. Agents with the Drug Enforcement Agency said they found hundreds of pounds of chemical compounds and thousands of pills packaged for distribution.

Phan was arrested and booked into the Monterey County Jail. He is facing child endangerment and several drug-related charges.