NORTH COUNTY–Authorities from the Vista Gang Enforcement Team Thursday morning served four search warrants in Vista and one in Oceanside.
One adult female and six adult males were taken into custody for outstanding arrest warrants, child endangerment, and various firearm and drug related charges.
The Sheriff’s Special Enforcement Detail (SED), Escondido PD SWAT, Carlsbad PD SWAT, and Oceanside PD SWAT were used to execute the warrants at four locations. Additionally, Sheriff’s Special Investigation Units, North County Gang Task Force members, County Probation, and a myriad of Sheriff’s Department personnel from across the county were also on hand to assist with searching a total of five locations.
The search warrants were part of a month long investigation into allegations of individuals possessing illegal firearms. One individual appeared to have had ties to criminal street gangs in Northern California and has a violent criminal history.
More than 10 AR-15 rifles; some fully automatic, one MAC-10, an abundance of handguns, firearm suppressors, high capacity magazines, explosives, honey oil lab, indoor marijuana grow, three quarters of a pound of methamphetamine, steroids and thousands of rounds of ammunition of various calibers.
