(FOX40.COM) — Several people who were hanging out in Downtown Sacramento were arrested after police said they caught them with loaded guns and a large amount of marijuana. • Video Above: How often are marijuana cases federally prosecuted?
On Nov. 28, bike officers with the Sacramento Police Department said they were patrolling downtown when they observed a person openly smoking weed. After speaking with the suspect and during a search of his belongings, officers found a loaded gun.
According to SPD, officers searched a second person associated with the suspect and found another loaded gun and marijuana. Next, a third person associated was also arrested.
SPD said it traced the three suspects back to a nearby vehicle. There, police reportedly found more marijuana and drug paraphernalia, believed to be used for drug sales. Video footage from SPD’s body camera shows the interactions in part…