GUNS, DRUG LAB FOUND : 3 BROTHERS ARRESTED AT ROSAMOND HOME.Byline: Bhavna Mistry Daily News Staff Writer While searching a desert home for evidence of a ``chop shop'' operation, authorities arrested three brothers after stumbling across a drug lab and a detailed drug making recipe. Authorities found the lab Tuesday morning while they were assisting California Highway Patrol and Department of Motor Vehicles In the United States of America, Department of Motor Vehicles (or DMV) is a commonly used name of the government agency of a U.S. state which administers the registration of automobiles (e.g., by issuing license plates), and/or the licensing of drivers (e.g. officials serve a search warrant in the 3100 block of 78th Street West. ``A CHP CHP Chapter CHP Combined Heat and Power CHP California Highway Patrol CHP Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi (Turkish: Republican People's Party) CHP Chemical Hygiene Plan (OSHA) CHP Community Health Plan officer first came across a plastic bag with the powder substance, red phosphorus, while checking the VIN VIN Vulvar intraepithelial neoplasm, see there (vehicle identification number) number on a motorcycle,'' said Kern County sheriff's Senior Deputy Otis Whinery. ``Then 9,000 tablets of MiniThins were found in a blue Corvette corvette, small warship, classed between a frigate and a sloop-of-war. Corvettes usually were flush-decked and carried fewer than 28 guns. They were widely employed in escorting convoys and attacking merchant ships during the great naval wars of the late 18th and and glassware used for cooking was found in a box inside a school bus.'' MiniThins are an over-the-counter appetite suppressant Appetite suppressant Drug that decreases feelings of hunger. Most work by increasing levels of serotonin or catecholamine, chemicals in the brain that control appetite. that can be used to manufacturer methamphetamine, a powerful stimulant widely used as an illegal drug. Although the amount of drugs were minimal - about a gram of crystal methamphetamine, and 2 ounces to 3 ounces of marijuana - sheriff's officials also found $275 cash and 10 weapons, including an M-16 semiautomatic assault rifle, two shotguns, three rifles and five handguns. Sheriff's deputies were impressed with the detailed 10-page recipe on how to manufacturer methamphetamines: hand-written on yellow graph paper, complete with a list of the needed chemicals, diagrams, and step-by-step instructions listing what reactions to expect and when. ``It's excellent,'' Whinery said. ``It's very detailed, very well written. This was done by someone who knows what they're doing.'' The recipe was kept in a bedroom gun safe, where a majority of the weapons were found. The M-16 was found beside the bed of one of the brothers. Officials said the 1-1/4-acre property contained numerous cars and car parts, two boats and two boat frames, motorcycles and motorcycle frames, numerous trucks including two tow trucks and truck parts. According to Kern County sheriff's Sgt. Jerry Sullivan, CHP and DMV DMV abbr. Department of Motor Vehicles officials will need a few days to check the VINs of all the vehicles found on the property to see if any were reported stolen. Arrested were Dale Enock Alviso, 32; Daniel Milton Alviso, 43; and Craig Afton Alviso, 38. Their parents also were found on the property but were not arrested. The three were booked on suspicion of manufacturing a controlled substance controlled substance n. a drug which has been declared by federal or state law to be illegal for sale or use, but may be dispensed under a physician's prescription. , possession of 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. with intent to manufacturer and being under the influence of a controlled substance. Dale Alviso also was arrested on suspicion of being a felon An individual who commits a crime of a serious nature, such as Burglary or murder. A person who commits a felony. felon n. a person who has been convicted of a felony, which is a crime punishable by death or a term in state or federal prison. in possession of a firearm, possession of marijuana and violation of parole. Craig Alviso also was arrested on suspicion of possession of methamphetamine while armed. He had been out on bail after being arrested two months ago on similar charges. CAPTION(S): 2 Photos Photo: (1--Color) Deputy Mike Bonsness examines items co nfiscated during a search for a ``chop shop'' in Rosamond. (2--AV edition only--Color) An aerial photograph of the property was taken by the Kern County Sheriff's Department. Bhavna Mistry/Daily News |
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