DEPUTIES HIT PAY DIRT\Marijuana, guns seized in Lancaster raid.Byline: Bhavna Mistry Daily News Staff Writer Sheriff's deputies arrested two people Tuesday night after they found 50 pounds of marijuana with an approximate value of $25,000 and eight firearms This is an extensive list of small arms — pistol, machine gun, grenade launcher, anti-tank rifle — that includes variants. : Top - 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A
Armed with a warrant to search a home in the 43300 block of 27th Street West, deputies arrested Francisco Guzman, 23, of Lancaster and Janine Scorza, 22, of Lancaster on charges of possession of marijuana for sale. They were taken to the Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley Sheriff's Station, and bail was set at $50,000 each. "They were in there smoking dope," said sheriff's Sgt. Harvey Hathaway. "When they opened the door, it just reeked." Hathaway said deputies found approximately 30 pounds of marijuana in plain sight in a box in the garage and an additional 20 pounds elsewhere in the home. "There was stuff in every room," said Hathaway. "It was very easy to find. These guys were not very smart." In a game room, deputies found scales and packaging items. "It looks like they were doing everything from dime bags dime bag n. Slang A specified amount of an unlawful drug, packaged and sold for a fixed price, usually about ten dollars. Noun 1. to pounds," said Hathaway. Sheriff's deputies believe that the marijuana came from Mexico and that the two had been running the operation for several months. Packaged in 2-kilo parcels, the marijuana was estimated to be worth approximately $25,000. Also found in the home were four pistols and four rifles - including an 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. - sheriff's deputies said. CAPTION(S): PHOTO Photo (color in Verb 1. color in - add color to; "The child colored the drawings"; "Fall colored the trees"; "colorize black and white film" color, colorise, colorize, colour in, colourise, colourize, colour AV edition only) Sheriff's Deputy Mike Kuper shows off marijuana confiscated con·fis·cate tr.v. con·fis·cat·ed, con·fis·cat·ing, con·fis·cates 1. To seize (private property) for the public treasury. 2. To seize by or as if by authority. See Synonyms at appropriate. adj. Tuesday along with four pistols and four rifles in a raid on 27th Street West. Jeff Goldwater/Daily News |
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