A recent story in the city of Long Beach shows how a typical drug raid can yield multiple drug arrests, along with some charges that are considered to be even more severe among Los Angeles criminal defense attorneys.
The Los Angeles Daily Breeze reports that five women and four men were among the people arrested during a Long Beach drug raid on Tuesday, in which Manhattan Beach police officers were investigating stolen property and drug activity. Detectives and sharpshooters from the Manhattan Beach Police Department had a narcotics-related search warrant for the location of 6273 Downey Ave, where the arrests took place.
At the residence on Downey Ave, investigators found stolen property, drug paraphernalia, a loaded gun, a credit card skimmer and a portfolio of personal identifying information, which included Social Security numbers and driver's license numbers. All of the items were taken in for custody, according to the Manhattan Beach Police Department. The items will likely be used as evidence in court, as long as the search and seizure of the items was lawful under the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
Because of the ongoing criminal investigation, additional details about the case are being withheld. The Los Angeles Daily Breeze reports that the nine suspects were all charged with various crimes. The charges included possession of an unlawful weapon, narcotic paraphernalia, and possession of stolen property, outstanding warrants, probation violation and maintaining an unlawful premise. To learn more information about the legal procedures of drug raids, see our Related Resource pages.
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- Drug Raids (FindLaw Answers)
- Your Rights: Search and Seizure (FindLaw)
- See a Los Angeles Criminal Defense Attorney (FindLaw)
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