Tahoe man in custody after trafficking arrest

A South Lake Tahoe man is in custody on $60,500 bail after being arrested by the Douglas County Street Enforcement Team earlier this month.

Ruben Morales-Lizarraga, 36, was arrested April 3 at his place of employment on Shady Lane in Stateline on three counts of trafficking in cocaine.

The arrest of Morales-Lizarraga was the conclusion of a monthlong investigation conducted by SET with the assistance of the Nevada Department of Public Safety into the cocaine distribution activities of Morales-Lizarraga.

During the course of the investigation, SET made a number of controlled purchases of cocaine from Morales-Lizarraga from his place of employment on Shady Lane.

His bail was set $60,500.

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