Crime & Safety
Man Busted for Trying to Sneak Drugs Into Jail After he was Already Arrested for Drugs
Sheriff's Deputies did a probation search at Gondez Tires on Soquel Drive and arrested three men for possession of drugs.
Santa Cruz Sheriff's Deputies arrested three men Wednesday afternoon at 2871 Soquel Ave., for allegedly possessing methamphetamine, heroin and pipes.
This is the that the shop owner has been arrested for drugs. The last time was in August.
Deputies found owner Hector Valazquez, 42, in a residence attached to the shop, along with Hugo Garcia, 32, of Watsonville and Oscar Alonzo, 42, of San Francisco.
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All three were arrested. When Garcia was being booked into Santa Cruz jail, deputies found a hidden bag of narcotics including several pills and heroin. That got him an additional charge of trying to sneak drugs into jail.
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