Narcotics Arrests
Three Jailed on Drugs, Weapons, and Probation Charges
Three Santa Barbara gang members were arrested late last month after a two-month investigation by the Narcotics Unit of the Santa Barbara Police Department.
On August 29, with a narcotics search warrant, detectives searched the cars and home of Sergio Sanchez, 19, on the 1200 block of Punta Gorda Street. Sanchez, 19-year-old Aaron Nevarez, and an 18-year-old male were stopped as they were about to drive away from the house.
Police found 2.2 ounces of cocaine, 1.5 ounces of methamphetamine, $13,000 in cash, and a loaded .22 caliber handgun. Nevarez, out on probation for a felony, was found with 3 grams of hashish oil. The 18-year-old male was wanted for violating his juvenile probation.
