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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The Lake County Sheriff's Office reported Thursday that the Sheriff’s Narcotics Task Force made two arrests, and seized currency and suspected methamphetamine during operations the previous day.
On March 8, task force detectives secured a search warrant for the person and home of 45-year-old Arturo Olloqui Guardado of Lakeport, according to a report from Capt. James Bauman.
On March 9, at approximately 1 p.m., detectives served the warrant at Guardado’s home on Lakeshore Boulevard. Bauman said agents with the Department of Homeland Security assisted with the warrant service as Guardado had several prior deportations due to past felony convictions. Guardado was detained without incident.
Bauman said Gracie, the sheriff’s narcotics detection K-9, was deployed in the home and the dog alerted to several areas. A subsequent search of those areas by detectives produced approximately 9.5 grams of suspected methamphetamine packaged for sales and items of narcotics paraphernalia, including hypodermic needles.
He said detectives also located some live ammunition in the home and seized currency from Guardado for asset forfeiture.
Guardado was arrested for possession of a controlled substance for sale, possession of the hypodermic needles, possession of narcotics paraphernalia and being a felon in possession of live ammunition. Bauman said he was booked at the Lake County Hill Road Correctional Facility with an immigration hold due to his undocumented status.
While detectives were serving the search warrant on Guardado, they contacted 26-year-old Brandon Lee Mitchell of Lakeport who resides nearby. Bauman said detectives knew Mitchell had an active $5,0000 bench warrant for his arrest. He was also taken into custody and booked at the correctional facility.
Anyone with information that can assist the Sheriff’s Narcotics Task Force with its efforts to eradicate narcotics and seize suspected profits from narcotics sales for asset forfeiture is encouraged to call the anonymous tip line at 707-263-3663.
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