Police have arrested a Hawi man and his mother and charged them with meth distribution and other offenses. ADVERTISING Police have arrested a Hawi man and his mother and charged them with meth distribution and other offenses. On Thursday morning,
Police have arrested a Hawi man and his mother and charged them with meth distribution and other offenses.
On Thursday morning, officers served a search warrant at a home on the 55-3300 block of Akoni Pule Highway in Hawi. The property is within 750 feet of a private school.
Police recovered 2.2 grams of a crystalline substance, paraphernalia associated with meth distribution, 1.4 grams of a dried leafy substance and $5,032 in cash.
Arrested at the scene were the residents, 35-year-old Blaine Isabel and his mother, 55-year-old April Isabel. They were taken to the Kona police cellblock.
On Thursday afternoon, both suspects were charged with meth trafficking, promoting a dangerous drug, promoting a detrimental drug, possessing drug paraphernalia and promoting a controlled substance near a school.
April Isabel was released Thursday evening after posting $16,250 bail. Her son was held at the cellblock in lieu of $81,000 bail pending his initial court appearance on Friday.
