Patrol deputies from the Isla Vista Foot Patrol have arrested an Isla Vista man for alleged possession of psilocybin mushrooms, fraudulent Xanax and MDMA for sales.

Arranged in rows on the floor are boxes and plastic bags containing illegal drugs that were seized by the Sheriff's Office.
Boxes and bags containing illegal drugs are displayed by the Sheriff’s Office, which recovered the items. Credit: Courtesy photo

On June 6, deputies received an anonymous tip regarding illegal narcotics being sold in Isla Vista. In the days that followed, deputies followed up on the tip, resulting in a warrant being issued for Thomas Hung, 21.

On June 12, deputies served the warrant in the 6600 block of Abrego Road, where they recovered more than 175 counterfeit Xanax, along with MDMA and psilocybin mushrooms.

Hung was booked at the Main Jail for transportation of a controlled substance (felony), possession of narcotics for sales (felony), possession of a controlled substance for sales (felony), and cultivation of psilocybin mushrooms (felony). He is being held on $30,000 bail.

The Sheriff’s Office thankd the anonymous reporting party who came forward with their community concerns. This information, together with a thorough investigation by deputies, has taken serious drugs off the streets of Isla Vista, the Sheriff’s Office reports.