Edhat Staff
On June 11, 2025, Santa Barbara Police Department (SBPD) patrol officers conducted a significant traffic stop on the northbound Highway 101 Mission Street on-ramp, resulting in the arrest of Michael Reigard, a suspect with a felony warrant out of Ventura County.
Reigard was stopped while driving his vehicle, and a subsequent search revealed a substantial amount of illegal substances and cash. Officers discovered quantities of fentanyl, heroin, and methamphetamine, alongside an electronic scale and over $32,000 in cash, indicating potential involvement in drug sales.
The felony warrant for Reigard was related to possession for sales of heroin, fentanyl, and methamphetamine. The discovery during the traffic stop further substantiated these allegations.
Reigard has been booked into Santa Barbara County Jail for possession for sales of methamphetamine, possession for sales of fentanyl/heroin, and an existing felony warrant. His bail is set at $500,000. The SBPD continues its investigations into the case.
Guess where the drugs came from. Surely he didn’t manufacture them himself.
Guess where the demand comes from.
Oh I know. You’re right about that. If there were no demand from “us”, this wouldn’t be a problem.
So where do you they think they came from? And why do you think they ALL came from Mexico?
His racism is ecumenical. I’m sure he blames China, too.
Our southern border. Call it an educated guess. Next question.
More like an uneducated assumption.
This dude basicinfo805 has been a sad internet sleuth for years I wonder if he’ll actually pull up.
“educated guess”? Nah, not even close.
That’s the fruit of disinformation ripening in the Fox-fertilized compost of racism and fear dropping on the page for all to see.
BASIC – not a single thing you have ever typed here has been anything close to “educated.”
And no, no “next question,” as you will never answer any questions. You’re not educated enough to do so on any topic.
Simple supply and demand. Get rid of the demand. Guaranteed it was brought thru Long Beach or carried over by an American needing money. All you Trumpsters are so quick to blame the brown people. Or Biden… whichever is more convenient.
Oldwave: You may think it’s okay and funny to point to “brown” people for all of the ills in the world. It’s NOT in the least bit funny to those who you refer to as brown. Please stop promoting division and hate.
Funny how Bends Knees is here advocating against his own stated policies.
And, he clearly doesn’t read for comprehension.
Anon: Obviously you picked door #2…and were completely surprised. Welcome to OUR world. LOL
Bends Knees again with a totally off the wall reply based on his television universe, rather than reality.
That’s his choice of business.Getting caught doesn’t make him change, so his bail should be higher until he is adjudicated, jailed and postponed from engaging in lucrative commerce. It’s a demand-driven business, but w/no way to cut the demand other than raising the price, that’s all that can be done other than educating potential consumers.
All ‘isms’ are a distraction from trying to deal with issues, but it seems to act as a social grouping mechanism, so I think humans are stuck with it.
California has many illegal fentanyl labs, so maybe from Goleta.
Sure, anything’s possible. Hell, they could’ve come from Aspen Colorado. Who knows…
What’s the most likely scenario though? You know.
I’d like to see what you actually look like in person and to see if you actually talk like this in public.
given his record of comments here I doubt he leaves the ADU in his cousin’s backyard much.
POINTANDSHOOT – he’s pretty easy to find online. Funny thing is, he doesn’t really look how I’d envision him.
Obsessed voyeuristic creeper doing “research.”
Interesting story with great photos. But it was 9 days ago?
I was looking for a Hwy 101 story about the Thursday jam coming into Somerland at 4pm.
Calitrans sign said “Traffic Stopped Ahead”…
so i exited before Summerland and took the 192 – ugh. It needs widening and bike lanes.
and fewer 5 mph curves?
I should have gone back to Carp and had dinner….
Somerland?? Calitrans?? Drinking before commenting again?
I’ve seen this guy before camped out with his tweaker friends on that stretch of Hope Ave. Near LA Cumbre plaza and figured him to be a drug dealer.
And I was right.
I saw the arrest and his vehicle get towed from the Arco station at Mission and State after they arrested him.
You really take your initials much too seriously.
And because of California’s Democrat “no bail policy”
This skunk was on the street selling narcotics again when he already had an a warrant out for his arrest.
When he should have been in State prison.
These are all liberal Democrat policies that lead to this type of activity. These are the facts.