OXNARD : 3 Men Are Arrested and Drugs Seized
A task force of Oxnard and Ventura police arrested three men Thursday and confiscated four pounds of methamphetamine valued at about $150,000 during an undercover operation, officials said.
Arrested were Oxnard residents Luis Fernando Andrade, 33, Vernabel Ruiz Gutierrez, 36, and Jose Robles, 31, police said.
According to authorities, the arrests took place at 1 p.m. on the 900 block of Ventura Road, after Andrade and Gutierrez allegedly delivered the methamphetamine to an undercover officer.
Following the arrest, police searched Andrade’s business, Contempo Upholstery, and his home, police said. Additional methamphetamine was found at the business, which led to Robles’ arrest.
The police also found several weapons, including a handgun with a silencer, at Andrade’s residence, authorities said.
The suspects were taken to Ventura County Jail.
The arrests were attributed to the Ventura/Oxnard Narcotic Enforcement Team, a task force of state, federal and local law enforcement agencies aimed at stopping drug trafficking.
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