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Ventura County Crime Stoppers will pay up to $1,000 reward for information, which leads to the arrest and criminal complaint against the person(s) responsible for this crime. The caller may remain anonymous. The call is not recorded. Call Crime Stoppers at 800-222-TIPS (8477).
Narcotics Media Release
Nature of Incident: | Narcotic Arrest | ||||
Report Number: | 19-19969 | ||||
Location: | 700 Block of Main Street, Santa Paula, California | ||||
Date & Time: | February 6, 2019 at 6:00 PM | ||||
Unit(s) Responsible: | Sheriff Narcotic’s West County Street Team West County Patrol Headquarters’ Station |
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(S)uspects, (V)ictims, (P)arty, (D)ecedent |
City of Residence |
Age |
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(S) Luis Martinez | Chula Vista, Ca. | 29 | |||
Narrative: | |||||
On 02/06/2019, Detectives from the Ventura County Sheriff’s West County Narcotic Street Team were conducting a narcotic surveillance on a suspected drug house in the city of Santa Paula. A subject later identified as Luis Martinez was observed leaving the residence with an item suspected on containing contraband. Detectives continued to follow Martinez to the 700 Block of Main Street in the city of Santa Paula, where they requested assistance from the Sheriff’s West County Patrol Headquarters’ Station. At approximately 6:00 pm, Martinez was contacted by a patrol deputy and Martinez initially gave a false name. Once Martinez was identified by his true name, he was found to have an active misdemeanor domestic violence warrant for his arrest out of San Diego County. After Martinez was placed under arrest for the warrant, a search of his person and belongings revealed Martinez was in possession of approximately 4 ounces of heroin and over 2 ounces of methamphetamine. Martinez was also in possession of paraphernalia indicative of the narcotics being possessed for the purpose of sales, including a large sum of cash. Martinez was booked at the Ventura County Main Jail for possession methamphetamine and heroin for the purposes of sales and the misdemeanor out of county warrant. His bail was set at $75,000 and his next scheduled court appearance is set for 2/21/19 at 1:30 pm in Court Room 12. The West County Street Team is comprised of Narcotic Detectives from the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office, the Oxnard Police Department, and the Port Hueneme Police Department. |
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Prepared by: | Detective Sergeant Guy Moody | ||||
News Release Date: | February 8, 2019 | ||||
Media Follow-Up Contact: | Detective S. Graybill [email protected] (805) 384-4767 |
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Approved by: Booking Photo Release: |
Captain Bill Schierman YES NO |
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Ventura County Crime Stoppers will pay up to $1,000 reward for information, which leads to the arrest and criminal complaint against the person(s) responsible for this crime. The caller may remain anonymous. The call is not recorded. Call Crime Stoppers at 800-222-TIPS (8477).
Address/Location
Ventura County Sheriff's Office
800 S Victoria Ave
Ventura, CA 93003
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 805-654-9511