Crime & Safety
2 Brothers Busted For Dealing Drugs In Oceanside: Police
Officers found drugs, multiple guns and thousands of dollars in cash during a search of a vehicle and home in Vista, police said.
OCEANSIDE, CA — Two brothers suspected of dealing drugs in Oceanside were arrested Wednesday after police found firearms, narcotics and thousands of dollars in cash, authorities said.
Officers with the Oceanside Police Department's Gang Suppression Unit conducted a traffic stop and believed the driver of the vehicle was selling drugs in Oceanside, according to the department. They referred the information from the traffic stop to the department's Narcotics Unit for follow-up and officers obtained search warrants for the suspect's vehicle and home in Vista.
After executing the search warrants, officers found and seized a pound of suspected methamphetamine, an ounce of suspected cocaine, three guns and $5,700 in suspected drug proceeds, police said. They also found what were suspected to be mushrooms and marijuana intended to be sold.
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Officers arrested Jesus Amador, 28, and George Luis Antonio, 23, police said. Both were booked into the Vista Detention Facility on suspicion of drug sales and weapons charges.
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