Community
Narcotics & Firearms Arrest
| Nature of Incident: | Narcotics / Firearms Arrests | ||||
| Report Number: | 18-67764 & 18-67766 | ||||
| Location: | 200 block of East Rose Street, Oxnard 200 block of East Ashton Street, Oxnard |
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| Date & Time: | May 3rd, 2018 | ||||
| Unit(s) Responsible: | Ventura County Interagency Pharmaceutical Crimes Unit (PCU) Ventura County Combined Agency Team (VCAT) Oxnard Police Department |
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| (S)uspects, (V)ictims, (P)arty, (D)ecedent |
City of Residence |
Age | |||
| (S) Joseph Keifer (S) Estevan Gutierrez (S) Armando Silvestre (S) Jocelyn Manriquez |
Oxnard Oxnard Oxnard Oxnard |
22 22 23 21 |
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| Narrative: | |||||
| On May 3rd 2018, detectives from the Ventura County Sheriff’s Interagency Pharmaceutical Crimes Unit (PCU) assisted by the Ventura County Combined Agency Team (VCAT) and the Oxnard Police Department concluded a one month narcotic investigation into Joseph Keifer, Estevan Gutierrez and Armando Silvestre, who were involved in the sales of suspected Alprazolam (Xanax) and marijuana to residents of Ventura County. Detectives served a signed search warrant at two locations in the city of Oxnard. During this investigation detectives were able to seize approximately 93 Alpazolam (Xanax) pills, a large amount of dried Marijuana, THC vape liquid, concentrated cannabis and marijuana edibles. In addition to the drugs, a stolen AR-15 style assault rifle, an unregistered Glock handgun, approximately 100 pounds of explosive fireworks and a large amount of US currency deemed to be proceeds of narcotic sales were also located and seized. During the service of the search warrant, detectives determined a four year-old juvenile was sleeping in the area where all the drugs, weapons and fireworks were located and easily accessible to him. Child Protective Services was summoned and they responded to investigate the conditions as they related to the safety of the child. Keifer was booked into custody at the Ventura County Sheriff’s Main Jail for 11375(b)(1) H&S – possession for sale of a controlled substance, 11360(a) H&S – sales of a controlled substance, 12305 H&S – possession of explosives, 18715(a) PC – possession of explosive / destructive device, 21810 PC – possession of metal knuckles and 273a(a) PC – child endangerment. Gutierrez was booked into custody at the Ventura County Sheriff’s Main Jail for 11375(b)(1) H&S – possession for sale of a controlled substance, 25100(a) H&S – Criminal storage of a firearm, 26500(a) – Unlawful firearm transfer, 12305 H&S – possession of explosives, 30605(a) PC – Possession of an assault rifle, 32310(a) PC – Possession of a large capacity magazine and 273a(a) PC – child endangerment. Silvestre was booked into custody at the Ventura County Sheriff’s Main Jail for 11375(b)(1) H&S – possession for sale of a controlled substance. Manriquez was booked into custody at the Ventura County Sheriff’s Main Jail for 273a(a) PC – child endangerment. This case was forwarded to the District Attorney’s office for review and filing considerations. All four subjects posted bail and were released from custody. The Ventura County Interagency Pharmaceutical Crimes Unit is a task force made up of members from the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office, Thousand Oaks Police Department, the California Highway Patrol, the Simi Valley Police Department, and the Ventura Police Department. The primary mission of the task force is combatting the transfer of legal prescription medication to the illegal market. In addition, the task force works to identify and stop new trends of abuse among the younger population and investigates overdoses due to both prescription medication and illicit drug use. |
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| Prepared by: | Sergeant Matthew Young | ||||
| News Release Date: | May 9th 2018 | ||||
| Media Follow-Up Contact: | Detective Larry Oriee (805) 797-7123 [email protected] |
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| Approved by: | Captain Robert Thomas |
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Address/Location
Ventura County Sheriff's Office
800 S Victoria Ave
Ventura, CA 93003
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 805-654-9511