On July 3, 2025, SMPD detectives—working as part of an ongoing operation targeting illegal fireworks sales—identified Alexis Uriel Flores Sanchez as a suspect attempting to sell large quantities of fireworks.
During the investigation, the detective arranged to meet with a subject later identified as Alexis Uriel Flores Sanchez, a 27-year-old Santa Maria resident.
A short time later, officers observed Flores driving eastbound on Enos Drive in a vehicle and conducted a traffic stop without incident…