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Thursday, April 7, 2022

Over 1,000 Lbs. of Drugs Seized in Orange County, California's Largest Bust in 16 Years

"Socalj" for Borderland Beat

In Orange County's largest drug bust in 16 years, over 800 pounds of methamphetamines, 190 pounds of cocaine, and 20.5 pounds of fentanyl were seized at a bust in Buena Park.

Two Buena Park men have been arrested and charged with multiple felonies after authorities confiscated over 800 pounds of methamphetamines and nearly 190 pounds of cocaine, according to the Orange County District Attorney. They say this is Orange County's largest drug bust in 16 years.

Authorities also recovered "enough fentanyl to kill 4.7 million people," according to the statement. A lethal dose is considered to be as little as 2 milligrams, and officers found 20.5 pounds of fentanyl.

"Millions of unsuspecting people have the grim reaper looking over their shoulder and they have no idea how close they actually are to dying from taking a single pill," said Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer. "Fentanyl is cheap, it's easy to get and it is killing our children, our coworkers and tens of thousands of innocent Americans who don't have to die. Drug dealers don't care about you or your loved ones -- they only care about their bottom line and making as much money as possible," said Spitzer.

He went on to say that fentanyl is in an estimated 40% of street drugs. "It's not a matter of if but when someone you know and love dies from fentanyl. We have to continue to do everything we can to combat with deadly drug epidemic and save lives," said Spitzer.

Buena Park Police Department officers recovered the contraband on March 17 from Edgar Alfonso Lamas, 36, and Carlos Raygozaparedes, 53, after pulling over a minivan that was leaving a home in Buena Park, according to the release.

The pair faces multiple felony counts, including three counts of sale or transportation for sale of a controlled substance and two counts of possession of sale of a controlled substance. Lamas and Raygozaparedes also face two felony enhancements due to one substance exceeding 80 kilograms in weight and two enhancements for another exceeding 20 kilograms and 400 liters by liquid volume.

If convicted on all charges, they face a maximum sentence of 37 years and four months in prison. They are currently in custody with bail set at $5 million and their preliminary hearing is scheduled for June 7 at the North Justice Center in Fullerton. They have pleaded not guilty.

This bust comes after Spitzer announced in November 2021 that drug dealers can be charged with murder if someone dies from fentanyl that they manufactured or sold. According to that release, Orange County saw a 1,000% increase in fentanyl-related deaths over the last five years due to the drug being disguised and sold as less potent substances.

"Every law enforcement agency in Orange County has also committed to providing a controlled substance advisement at the time of the arrest to warn drug dealers and manufacturers of the deadly consequences of their criminal activities," said the statement.

Source NBC4

24 comments:

  1. Great bust, law enforcement keep up the good work.

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  2. I honestly don’t worry much because according to many comments here the United States government are no corrupt and they don’t take bribes. They are super cops and they will stop all drug distribution here. They are not like Mexico who love bribe money and that’s why they can’t stop drug trafficking. USA is the best of the best and they can stop everything, they are not like Mexico. USA USA USA.

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    1. Piasza dios Mio USA is not currpt like Mexico. Where everyday there are homicides.

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    2. Anon 6:35am People don’t get murdered in USA every day? That’s really good anon because in 2020 USA had 22000 murders. I’m glad you people don’t kill any more.

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    3. 635 the short bus is honking outside. Time to go. Harry up. Dios mio.

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    4. Da Paisa
      Has a brain tumor.
      He thinks no murders occur in Mexico. It is true Mexico tops murders in the world, also #1 in curuption. Sorry da piaza, but that is the truth, you don't need to get angry and have road rage. MEXICO will one day get better.

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    5. 815 what country are you from? You must be some communist internet troll from eastern europe.

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    6. At 815 how did you know Paisa has a brain tumor? You're actually Right.

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    7. That’s exactly they way I think about you clowns. You most have a brain tumor.

      USA doesn’t have corrupt officials as much as Mexico does, and still, guys can not stop drug distribution in your country. Instead you guy just complain and complain about Mexico. You talk about murder in Mexico knowing that there is a war between drug Cartels so of course people will die. USA has no war and the other day 6 people got murder and soon after that 3 more got killed. But ok drama Queen

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    8. WTF Paisa has gone mad, the guy that says he has road rage it's showing verbally. Ease on down bro take a chill pill. Comments are comments not to be taken seriously.

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    9. Piasza going to have heart attack.

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    10. Lol. Nop I’m not going mad. And I do know comments are just comments. I have never complain about comments.

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    11. WOW what happened to piasssia?
      I am now labelled a Clown, just for coming in to read articles and comments. Ouch!!

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    12. Comments are not "just comments" many are seriously written and most are more important than the articles, COMMENTS keep more people coming that articles, I started reading when there were about 40 million visitors, now there are about 300 million and we are getting a lot of BS fed from propaganda misters, but not all of us eat and lap it up...
      One thing is certain, Mexico did not spend 18 billion dollars during the FECAL/EPN president regimes to create a colombian style War ON Drugs in México from the mexican treasury the US paid from its treasury to US Middlemen and weapons merchants eager for some narco money.
      Let the clowns be, get serious about real business shit.

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    13. Paisa, lemme explain tu you, some peepol think with their nalgas, therefore their brain tumors residents in their pedorros, the rest is easy, history and inductive deductions

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  3. Pick your poison. I would still prefer the USA over mexico

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    1. 7:09 "the US is a republic, if we can keep it..."
      said El Benny Franklin

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  4. And the decline and fall of muricka continues!

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    1. You're not making sense, perhaps it's true you have Downs Syndrome.

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    2. 9:37 price gouging by learned US capitalistas is putting pressure on the left and helping the scum of America aka extreme right wing try to come back to power in congress and the White's House...
      Nationalizing US strategic resources now on the hands of private oligarchic members of the trillionaire class would fix the bitches for good.

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  5. No murders in USA?? Humm. Guess you never watch Dateline hey kid?? I love in NYC and believe me there are tons of murders here. Women, kids, etc they all die in NYC every single day bro.

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    1. 1:09 NY is Disneyland compared to Mexican cities

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    2. 1:09 all the murdering on the US has not been caused by a US government sponsored and paid for War on Drugs, but there are politrickos sponsored by NRA who have been bought and paid to allow the 2nd Ammendment to be used to promote Gun Trafficking and hate wars for drugs and neighborhoods to gentrify...
      --most of the money and business go to republicans.

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