Police Seize Cocaine, Hashish Worth $600,000 and Arrest Six

Cocaine and hashish worth an estimated $600,000 have been seized and six people arrested as a result of a two-month investigation, Irvine police said Wednesday.

Officers found seven pounds of cocaine and one ounce of hashish when they raided an apartment on Ogle Street in Costa Mesa Tuesday night, police said. Four people were arrested at the Costa Mesa address and two others were taken into custody in Mission Viejo, said police Lt. Mike White.

Luis Felipe Rizo Patron, 32, was arrested in Costa Mesa on suspicion of possession of cocaine for sale, conspiracy to sell cocaine and contributing to the delinquency of a minor, White said. The last count involves a 15-year-old who was also arrested on suspicion of conspiring to sell and distribute cocaine.

In addition to Patron and the juvenile, White said, those arrested in Costa Mesa were Mark Vincent Shaw, 33, on suspicion of selling cocaine, possession of hashish for sale and conspiracy to sell cocaine, and his wife, Mary Louise, 32, on suspicion of possessing hashish for sale.

Arrested in Mission Viejo were Shaw’s 24-year-old brother, Brian Ray, on suspicion of conspiring to sell cocaine, and Edward Michael Jones, 28, for possession of cocaine, White said. Jones is not suspected of dealing drugs, White said, but he was caught with cocaine in his possession when police searched the residence.

The only flaw in Tuesday’s operation occurred when two Irvine officers fired shots into the Costa Mesa apartment, said Police Lt. Al Muir, who supervises the narcotics unit. No one was hit, he added, and the shooting is under investigation.

“If the rounds hadn’t been fired, it would have been picture-perfect,” said Muir, who declined to identify the two officers involved in the shooting.