The Garden Grove Police made a big drug bust

The Garden Grove Police Department got a tip about a suspect who was selling narcotics in their city.

Garden Grove Community Impact Unit (CIU) officers initiated an investigation and over the weekend, the suspect was seen leaving his residence. A vehicle was stopped and a search was conducted.

With the assistance of the Special Investigation Unit (SIU), a search warrant was then served on his house.

The SIU officers found 1,078 grams of cocaine hydrochloride, 309 grams of cocaine base, 66 MDMA pills, $4,670 in cash and evidence indicative of a cocaine conversion lab was also located and seized.

The suspect was subsequently arrested and booked.

The suspect was not identified by the Garden Grove Police.

Art Pedroza Editor

Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.

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