Max Ezra Foltz Jr., 49, and his son, Stephen M. Foltz, 25, both of Longmont, were charged with multiple drug counts in the case, according to an Alaska State Troopers report. The report says drug investigators from the Mat-Su Narcotics Team were on scene in Colorado when the Foltzes were arrested.
Troopers say the case dates back to late 2009 when the Mat-Su Narcotics Team and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency found that large amounts of heroin were coming to Alaska from Longmont and traced the drugs back to Max Foltz.
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So, on Wednesday, Mat-Su investigators went to Colorado. The search of Foltz’s home turned up four ounces of heroin, $10,000 cash and a bunch of illegally obtained medications.
The Longmont Times-Call newspaper in Colorado reports a third man, William Laskey, was also arrested in the case after dropping a drug shipment for delivery with Federal Express. The paper says that drugs were sent to Alaska both through parcel delivery services and with passengers on commercial flights. Crunching the numbers, the paper reports that the drugs found on scene, which sold for $100 to $400 per gram, would have fetched $12,000.
The paper reports that both Foltzes were former Alaska residents who had moved to Longmont. And, if the Alaska Court System’s database is any judge, neither was a stranger to Valley law enforcement.
The younger Foltz has a string of criminal cases filed against him at the Palmer courthouse running from 2002 up to 2006, including a half-dozen or more charges of driving on suspended or revoked license, as well as assault, theft and drug charges.
Two of the cases are active, including a drug possession case from 2006. The charge he faces there is the one usually reserved for possession of opiates. Heroin is an opiate.
As for his father, Ezra Foltz has a long rap sheet, including drug and assault cases, dating from 1989 to 2004, in Palmer, Fairbanks and Anchorage courts.
Both Foltzes were charged in Colorado with various drug offenses, ranging from distribution to possession of heroin. Troopers and Colorado police are tracking down other suspects.
The Times-Call reports that the Foltzes are due to make their first appearance in court Tuesday.
Contact Andrew Wellner at andrew.wellner@frontiersman.com or 352-2270.
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