Firearms Seized In Arrest Of Watsonville Parolee: Cops

Alert from the Watsonville police department:

WATSONVILLE, CA — A Watsonville woman with ties to a local gang is facing several charges after the Santa Cruz County Anti-Crime Team and State Parole agents conducted a compliance check and seized several guns, hundreds of rounds of ammunition, and thousands of dollars in cash.

The suspect, 24-year-old Samanta Sanchez, is on parole and is prohibited from having any sort of firearms. During the compliance check at her home on the 100 block of Carey Avenue, officers and state agents located a large gun safe and a photo of Sanchez with several guns.

A search warrant was granted and officers were able to access the safe where they found four handguns, three rifles, two replica firearms, hundreds of rounds of ammunition, and more than $7,000 in cash and jewelry. The guns recovered were identical to the ones that Sanchez was holding in the photo.

Sanchez was booked into county jail and faces the following charges: felon in possession of a firearm, possession of a high-capacity magazine, illegal possession of an assault weapon, possession of a short-barrel firearm, and parole violation.

SCCACT is a local multiagency task force composed of personnel and other resources from law enforcement agencies in Santa Cruz County, including the Watsonville Police Department.

This release was produced by the Watsonville police department. The views expressed here are the author’s own.