4 people arrested in Tulare County, guns and drugs seized, officials say | YourCentralValley.com

California Department of Justice

TULARE COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – Four people were arrested and a large stash of illegal firearms, magazines, drugs, ammunition and cash were seized in Tulare County, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Wednesday.

According to officials, the investigation was initiated because of an individual who was classified as prohibited according to the Armed and Prohibited Persons Database. Further investigation revealed other illegal activities, which led to the arrest of a group of suspects who were significantly involved in illegal drug trafficking and drug production.

According to officials, the TARGET Task Force and the Tulare County High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDA) Task Force executed multiple search warrants in Tulare and Goshen in a coordinated operation with the California Department of Justice’s Bureau of Firearms Fresno Regional Office, Tulare County Sheriff’s Office, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, United States Drug Enforcement Administration, Visalia Police Department, Porterville Police Department, Tulare Police Department and Kings County Sheriff’s Office.

As a result of the search warrants, agents seized two shotguns, four rifles, six handguns, approximately 20 large-capacity and 14 standard-capacity magazines, over 2,200 rounds of live ammunition, 150 pounds of liquid codeine, approximately 200 pounds of marijuana and concentrated cannabis, psilocybin mushrooms, ecstasy, a hash oil lab and a large amount of U.S. dollars, officials said.

According to officials, the four suspects were being held at the Tulare County Detention Center as part of this investigation on charges of possession of an assault weapon, possession of a controlled substance for sale and child abuse.