MINT Team Makes Drug Arrests In Coulterville

Published May 4, 2026 10:19 am

Items confiscated during MINT Team bust - Mariposa Sheriff's Office image

Coulterville, CA — The Mariposa Interdiction and Narcotics Team (MINT) was recently launched by the sheriff’s office in response to a noticeable rise in crime and related citizen concerns.

The sheriff’s office reports that this past Friday, the team seized 56 grams of methamphetamine, 3.8 pounds of liquid containing methamphetamine, 33 grams of illegal mushrooms, and two firearms.

Booking logs note that it went down in the 6200 block of Dogtown Road in Coulterville. 69-year-old Candy Renee Rickard was charged with possession of controlled substances for sale, and 47-year-old Randall Keith Blick was charged with both transportation of controlled substances and possession of controlled substances (with two priors). A third person was arrested on misdemeanor possession charges.