DEPUTIES ARREST 13 AND SEIZE DRUGS, GUNS PLUS AMMUNITION TIP FROM PUBLIC LED TO INVESTIGATION.Byline: Greg Botonis Staff Writer PALMDALE - Sheriff's deputies seized nearly $27,000 worth of methamphetamine methamphetamine (mĕth'ămfĕt`əmēn): see amphetamine; methedrine. at three homes and marijuana marijuana or marihuana, drug obtained from the flowering tops, stems, and leaves of the hemp plant, Cannabis sativa (see hemp) or C. indica; the latter species can withstand colder climates. , as well as more than a dozen guns and thousands of rounds of ammunition at a mobile home. Thirteen people were arrested Thursday and Friday in connection with what deputies said were two independent drug-sale operations. ``This whole thing was just based on a tip,'' said Sgt. Kyle Bistline, leader of the Palmdale Partners Against Crime team. ``That's what happens when concerned residents say something. We can find out what's going on What's Going On is a record by American soul singer Marvin Gaye. Released on May 21, 1971 (see 1971 in music), What's Going On reflected the beginning of a new trend in soul music. and act.'' Most of the arrests came Thursday night after a week of surveillance of a home in the 900 block of East Avenue P-8, where deputies were told that prostitution and drugs use were going on. Nine people were arrested leaving the home on suspicion of possession of methamphetamine, and an ex-convict who had been deported from the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. was arrested there on suspicion of possession of a firearm firearm, device consisting essentially of a straight tube to propel shot, shell, or bullets by the explosion of gunpowder. Although the Chinese discovered gunpowder as early as the 9th cent., they did not develop firearms until the mid-14th cent. and narcotics narcotics n. 1) techinically, drugs which dull the senses. 2) a popular generic term for drugs which cannot be legally possessed, sold, or transported except for medicinal uses for which a physician or dentist's prescription is required. offenses. Evidence at the house, which included a list of people who owed money for various amounts of drugs, led deputies to a home in the 38000 block of Prentiss Avenue, where they arrested two other men on suspicion of possession of methamphetamine for sales. At those homes and one more in the 38500 block of 10th Street East investigators found about a pound of methamphetamine, which they said was worth nearly $27,000. At none of the homes did investigators find any evidence of prostitution, although investigators say it was likely that women had sex with the sellers for drugs. On Friday morning, deputies received a tip that a resident at the Grecian Isles Mobile Home park in the 4000 block of East Avenue R might be dealing drugs. ``We happened to be at a location and someone said, hey, you Hey, You is the debut EP of Japanese band Mono. Track listing
might want to watch that trailer,'' Bistline said. ``One thing lead to another, we knocked on the door and this is what we found.'' Deputies searched the man's mobile home and found about $300 worth of marijuana bagged as if for sale, as well as seven handguns, three shotguns, three rifles and an AK-47-style assault rifle assault rifle Military firearm that is chambered for ammunition of reduced size or propellant charge and has the capacity to switch between semiautomatic and fully automatic fire. . They also found thousands of rounds of ammunition and bandoleers holding shotgun shells. Greg Botonis, (661) 267-7802 gregory.botonis(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) Sheriff's Deputies Jeffrey Collins and Rich Simmons and Sgt. Kyle Bistline look at weapons seized from one home. Jeff Goldwater/Staff Photographer |
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