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PORTERVILLE, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - A postulation halt successful Porterville Tuesday led to implicit 5 arrests. This comes aft a hunt warrant wherever detectives discovered aggregate radical astatine a location that was being maintained for the merchantability and usage of drugs, constabulary said.
On July 1, astatine astir 10 a.m., detectives with the constabulary department's narcotics probe portion conducted a postulation halt connected a vehicle. Police said that the conveyance was being driven by Antonio Tapia, a 66-year-old from Porterville. His passenger, 60-year-old Brenda Gott, was recovered to person outstanding apprehension warrants. She was detained without incident.
During the investigation, it was discovered that Tapia was accused of having astir 1 ounce of methamphetamine. Tapia was detained.
A hunt warrant for Tapia's residence was fixed to detectives. When detectives arrived, they recovered 8 radical successful the beforehand yard, including: Ashley Smith, a 39-year-old Porterville resident; Miguel Zavala Hernandez, a 38-year-old Porterville resident; Magali Bautista, a 45-Year-Old Porterville resident; Monica Campos, a 58-year-old Porterville resident; Erika Santos, a 46-Year-Old Porterville resident; Jose Tapia, a 41-year-old Porterville resident; and Steven Rice, 44-year-old Porterville resident.
One of the subjects, aboriginal identified arsenic 38-year-old Porterville nonmigratory Angel Campos, instantly fled connected ft but was detained soon aft astatine a adjacent residence.
During the execution of the hunt warrant, detectives located methamphetamine successful antithetic rooms passim the home. Police said determination was grounds that the location was being maintained for the merchantability and usage of drugs.
All suspects, but for Gott and Campos, were booked astatine the TCSO South County Detention Facility. Gott and Campos were cited and released aft their arrest.
