#drug-seizures

#drug-seizures

During the Jan. 2 raid, Oakland police seized dynamite, two pistols, some loaded magazines, and suspected opiate pills and methamphetamine, as well as several gambling machines, according to court records. The search came one day after a woman reported that armed burglars broke into a home on the 1700 block of Auseon Avenue while she was there, and after fleeing through the back door she heard shots.

OAKLAND A man who allegedly struck it rich through fentanyl sales in the Bay Area has been sentenced to seven years in federal prison, court records show. Milton Varela-Arteaga, 29, was sentenced last month by U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer, after pleading guilty to possession with the intent to distribute fentanyl. He must serve a four-year supervised release term afterwards, but because he's already been deported to Honduras once, a similar fate likely awaits him after completion of his prison term, according to court records.

Watsonville Police Department's enforcement led to the seizure of nearly 1,000 pounds of illegal fireworks, an assault rifle, and drugs, resulting in arrests.