5 Arrested During Drug Raid at Oxnard Residence

Police raided a residence in west Oxnard suspected of being a haven for drug dealers and arrested five people, three of whom had shown up during the bust apparently to purchase contraband, authorities said.

Officers and narcotics detectives from the Oxnard, Port Hueneme and Ventura police departments served a search warrant at the residence in the 3200 block of Net Place about 5 p.m. Friday after receiving a tip that drugs were being sold there.

Officers found about a one-quarter ounce of methamphetamine, smaller amounts of cocaine and marijuana, packaging materials and other evidence of drug trafficking, authorities said.

One person, 32-year-old Pamela Michelle Gray, was arrested on suspicion of possessing methamphetamine for sale. Another person present when police arrived, 53-year-old Lewis Lawson of Oxnard, was arrested on suspicion of possessing methamphetamine, police said.

Police arrested three others who allegedly showed up to buy drugs during the raid: Michael Arellanos, 28, of Port Hueneme on suspicion of possessing cocaine; April Jenkins, 33, of Santa Paula on suspicion of possessing and being under the influence of methamphetamine, and Pamela Harrington on suspicion of being under the influence of a controlled substance.

All were booked at the Oxnard Police Department and transferred to the Ventura County Jail.