Award winning musician/producer arrested in Stateline drug bust

An award-winning musician and producer was arrested Thursday near a Lake Tahoe casino after drug enforcement officers found nearly 58 grams of methamphetamine on the man, according to a Tri-NET task force officer.

Members of Tri-NET, which works in cooperation with Carson City and Douglas County sheriff's offices and Nevada Department of Public Safety Investigations Division, along with the Douglas County Sheriff's Office Street Enforcement Team, arrested Randy Cantor on suspicion of trafficking a controlled substance greater than 28 grams, sales of a controlled substance, possession of a controlled substance with intent to sell and possession of a controlled substance.

He was arrested at a casino parking lot in Stateline after an investigation revealed he would be transporting two ounces of methamphetamine from California into the Stateline area at the south shore of Lake Tahoe, the officer said.

Now a Truckee resident, Cantor was found to be in possession of 57.9 grams of methamphetamine, the Tri-NET officer said. Cantor was booked into the Douglas County jail.

In 2002 Cantor won a Latin Grammy award in 2002 as producer of the Best Rock Solo Vocal Album. He has worked as an arranger and producer for several well known musicians.

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