Modesto police seized more than 30 pounds of methamphetamine, roughly $90,000 in cash, and a firearm after the department’s Narcotics Enforcement Team executed simultaneous search warrants at three locations across the city on October 8, arresting the primary target of a drug trafficking investigation. The operation capped what investigators described as a compressed-timeline effort to develop intelligence and coordinate resources before moving on the alleged trafficking organization.
According to the Modesto Police Department, the Narcotics Enforcement Team had been investigating a drug trafficking organization operating in Modesto before the warrants were served. The department said law enforcement teams addressed all three locations safely and simultaneously, and credited the operation with disrupting the trafficking of dangerous narcotics in the Modesto community. Multiple internal units — the Crime Reduction Team, Property Crimes Unit, Violent Crime Unit and Field Operations — assisted, alongside the Turlock Police Department and the FBI.
Despite announcing the arrest, Modesto police did not publicly release the suspect’s identity, the specific charges being pursued, or the exact addresses searched. As Merced Golden Wire News…