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AFFIDAVIT

I , Todd Hour i gan, bei ng dul y swor n, decl ar e and st at e as

f ol l ows:

I. INTRODUCTION1. I am a pol i ce of f i cer f or t he Ci t y of Vent ur a,

Cal i f or ni a. I have been empl oyed wi t h t he Vent ur a Pol i ce

Depar t ment ( VPD) si nce J anuar y 2003. I am cur r ent l y assi gned

t o t he Vent ur a Count y Mul t i - Agency Task For ce ( VC MAGTF) ,

whi ch i s a f eder al t ask f or ce r esponsi bl e f or i nvest i gat i ng

vi ol ent gangs wi t hi n Vent ur a Count y. The VC MAGTF consi st s of

exper i enced speci al agent s and gang and narcot i cs i nvest i gator s

and i ncl udes r epr esent at i ves f r om t he FBI , Oxnar d Pol i ce

Depar t ment , Bur eau of Al cohol , Tobacco, Fi r ear ms and Expl osi ves

( ATF) , and Cal i f or ni a Depar t ment of Cor r ect i ons and

Rehabi l i t at i on ( CDCR) . As an i nvest i gat or wi t h t he VC MAGTF,

I have r ecei ved Speci al Deput at i on by t he Feder al Bur eau of

I nvest i gat i on ( FBI ) , pur suant t o Ti t l e 21, whi ch aut hor i zes

Speci al Feder al Of f i cer s ( SFO) t o i nvest i gat e, under FBI

super vi si on, vi ol at i ons of Ti t l e 21, and t hose dr ug- r el at ed

vi ol at i ons f al l i ng wi t hi n t he FBI s j ur i sdi ct i on t hat ar i se out

of an i nvest i gat i on pr edi cat ed on dr ug vi ol at i ons. SFO s do not

possess gener al aut hor i t y t o act as an FBI Speci al Agent . I

have al so recei ved Speci al Deput at i on by the Uni t ed St at es

Mar shal s Of f i ce pur suant t o Ti t l e 18, whi ch aut hor i zes SFO s t o


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par t i ci pat e i n FBI i nvest i gat i ons out si de of t hei r nor mal

j ur i sdi ct i on. As such, I am aut hor i zed by l aw t o conduct

i nvest i gat i ons and make ar r est s f or of f enses enumer at ed i n Ti t l e

18, Uni t ed St at es Code, Sect i on 2516. Pr i or t o my cur r ent

assi gnment , I was assi gned t o t he Vent ur a Pol i ce Depar t ment s

Speci al Enf or cement Team ( SET) wher e I mai nt ai ned that

posi t i on f or appr oxi mat el y f i ve ( 5) year s.

2. I n t he cour se of my empl oyment wi t h t he Vent ur a Pol i ceDepart ment and t he FBI Saf e St r eet s Task Force, I have

par t i ci pat ed i n t he ar r est s of mor e t han 100 per sons f or

f i r ear ms, dr ug r el at ed and/ or vi ol ent of f enses, and have

assi st ed i n t he pr epar at i on and execut i on of over 50 sear ch and

ar r est war r ant s f or f i r ear ms, nar cot i cs and vi ol ent cr i me

of f enses. My cur r ent j ob assi gnment i ncl udes i nvest i gat i ons

i nvol vi ng: possessi on wi t h t he i nt ent t o di st r i but e and

di st r i but i on of cont r ol l ed subst ances, and conspi r aci es

associ at ed wi t h t he f or egoi ng cr i mi nal of f enses, whi ch ar e

pr ohi bi t ed by Ti t l e 21, Uni t ed St at es Code, Sect i ons 841( a) ( 1)

and 846; Vi ol ent Cr i mes I n Ai d Of Racket eer i ng ( VI CAR) , whi ch

ar e pr ohi bi t ed by Ti t l e 18, Uni t ed St at es Code, Sect i on 1959;

and Racket eer I nf l uenced and Cor r upt Or gani zat i ons ( RI CO) and

RI CO Conspi r acy, whi ch ar e pr ohi bi t ed by Ti t l e 18, Uni t ed St at es

Code, Sect i ons 1961 and 1962.


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3. I have par t i ci pat ed i n numer ous aspect s of cr i mi nalst r eet gang i nvest i gat i ons, i ncl udi ng t he i nt er cept i on of

appr oxi mat el y 100 wi r e communi cat i ons, physi cal sur vei l l ance,

and ut i l i zat i on of conf i dent i al i nf or mant s, consensual l y

moni t or ed t el ephone conver sat i ons, t he execut i on of sear ch

war r ant s, and t he ar r est of cr i mi nal st r eet gang member s. I

have spoken wi t h def endant s, conf i dent i al i nf or mant s, and

wi t nesses who have ext ensi ve knowl edge of t he i nner worki ngs of

cr i mi nal st r eet gangs. Appr oxi mat el y 25 of t hese i nvest i gat i ons

wer e r el at ed t o Mexi can Maf i a mat t er s. I have al so spoken wi t h

exper i enced gang and nar cot i cs i nvest i gat ors concer ni ng t he

methods and pr act i ces of cr i mi nal st r eet gang members who ar e

engaged i n mur der , at t empt ed mur der , extor t i on, assaul t wi t h a

deadl y weapon, and nar cot i cs t r af f i cki ng.

4. Addi t i onal l y, t hr ough my i nvest i gat i ons, t r ai ni ng andexper i ence, as wel l as my di scussi ons wi t h ot her l aw enf or cement

per sonnel , I have become f ami l i ar wi t h t he t act i cs and met hods

used by cont r ol l ed subst ance t r af f i cker s t o smuggl e and

saf eguar d cont r ol l ed subst ances, t o di st r i but e cont r ol l ed

subst ances, t o col l ect and l aunder t he pr oceeds f r om t he sal e of

cont r ol l ed subst ances, and t he cl andest i ne manuf act ur i ng of

nar cot i cs. These t act i cs and met hods i ncl ude usi ng cel l ul ar

t el ephones, usi ng cl oned communi cat i on devi ces, usi ng di gi t al

di spl ay pagi ng devi ces, usi ng debi t cal l i ng car ds, usi ng publ i c


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pay t el ephones, usi ng count er sur vei l l ance t echni ques, usi ng

f al se or f i ct i t i ous i dent i t i es, and usi ng coded communi cat i ons

and coded words i n conver sat i ons.

II. PURPOSE OF AFFIDAVIT5. Thi s af f i davi t i s made i n suppor t of an appl i cat i on

f or a cr i mi nal compl ai nt and ar r est war r ant s char gi ng MARTI N

MADRI GAL- CAZARES, al so known as ( aka) Evi l ( CAZARES) ,

LI NA FUENTES ( FUENTES) , EDWI N ANTONI O MORA, J R. , aka Spor t y

( MORA) , J AVI ER FRANCI SCO TAMAYO, aka Gr umpy ( TAMAYO) ,

DAVI D ACOSTA, aka Shadow ( ACOSTA) , FRANK J OSHUA RUI Z, aka

Vi l l ai n ( RUI Z) , ARMANDO MOLI NA, aka Cr i mi nal ( MOLI NA) ,

ROBERT DE LA CERDA, aka Duke ( DE LA CERDA) , DANI EL GONZALES,

aka Dapper ( GONZALES) , RUBEN ANTHONY HERNANDEZ, aka Li l

Boo, aka Li l Boo Boo ( HERNANDEZ) , LI BRADO NAVARETTE, aka

Scar f ace ( NAVARETTE) , PHI LLI P PAUL GUERRA, aka Li l Mo, aka

Li l Si l ent , aka Danger ( GUERRA) , ANDRES PEDRO ARRI ETA

( ARRI ETA) , DANI EL CESAR ARMENDARI Z, aka Li l Red

( ARMENDARI Z) , DI LLON LEE MANSELL, aka Bl anco ( MANSELL) ,

ALEJ ANDRO HERRERA, aka Conan ( HERRERA) , and DAVI D LEAL, aka

Davey ( LEAL) ( herei naf t er t he TARGET SUBJ ECTS) wi t h

vi ol at i ng Ti t l e 21, Uni t ed St at es Code, Sect i on 846: Conspi r acy

t o Di st r i but e Met hamphet ami ne; Ti t l e 21, Uni t ed St at es Code,

Sect i ons 841( a) ( 1) , 841( b) ( 1) ( A) ( vi i i ) , and ( b) ( 1) ( B) ( vi i i ) :

Possess i on Wi t h I nt ent t o Di st r i but e Met hamphet ami ne; and Ti t l e


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18, Uni t ed St at es Code, Sect i on 2( a) : Ai di ng and Abet t i ng. Thi s

af f i davi t i s al so made i n suppor t of an appl i cat i on f or sear ch

war r ant s of speci f i c l ocat i ons and i t ems ( her ei naf t er t he

SUBJ ECT PREMI SES) f or t he f r ui t s and i nst r ument al i t i es of t he

TARGET SUBJ ECTS engagi ng i n t he char ged of f enses. Thi s

af f i davi t , f ur t her mor e, i s i nt ended t o show t hat t her e i s

suf f i ci ent pr obabl e cause f or t he r equest ed compl ai nt , ar r est

war r ant s, and sear ch war r ant s, and does not pur por t t o set f or t h

al l of my knowl edge of or i nvest i gat i on i nt o t hi s mat t er . The

st at ement s set f or t h i n t hi s af f i davi t ar e based upon my

t r ai ni ng, educat i on and exper i ence, consul t at i on wi t h

exper i enced l aw enf or cement of f i cer s and agent s, and ot her

r el i abl e sour ces of i nf or mat i on r el at i ve t o t hi s i nvest i gat i on.

6. The f act s set f or t h i n t hi s af f i davi t ar e based uponmy personal obser vat i ons, my t r ai ni ng and exper i ence, and

i nf or mat i on obt ai ned f r om var i ous l aw enf orcement per sonnel and

wi t nesses. Thi s af f i davi t i s i nt ended t o show mer el y t hat t her e

i s suf f i ci ent pr obabl e cause f or t he r equest ed war r ant and does

not pur por t t o set f or t h al l of my knowl edge of or i nvest i gat i on

i nt o t hi s mat t er . Unl ess speci f i cal l y i ndi cat ed ot her wi se, al l

conver sat i ons and st at ement s descr i bed i n t hi s af f i davi t ar e

r el at ed i n subst ance and i n par t onl y.


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III. SUMMARY OF INVESTIGATION7. I n or around August 2012, VC- MAGTF Task For ce agent s

and of f i cer s began a cr i mi nal i nvest i gat i on i nt o t he unl awf ul

possessi on, di st r i but i on, and sal es of cont r ol l ed subst ances and

f i r ear ms by Vent ura County area gang member s and associ at es

i ncl udi ng t he TARGET SUBJ ECTS. Dur i ng t he i nvest i gat i on, t he

TARGET SUBJ ECTS wer e i dent i f i ed by l aw enf or cement of f i ci al s and

t he CI 1 as bei ng i nvol ved i n t he possessi on, sal e, and

di st r i but i on of met hamphetami ne. As a par t of t he

i nvest i gat i on, l aw enf or cement agent s ( i ncl udi ng mysel f ) ,

di r ect ed t he CI t o conduct cont r ol l ed buys2 of met hamphet ami ne

di r ect l y f r om RUI Z, MOLI NA, ARMENDARI Z, HERRERA, LEAL, MANSELL,

AVARRETE and ARRI ETA.

1 The CI has par t i ci pat ed i n sever al successf ul under coveroper at i ons. Thr ough my di r ect i nvol vement i n t hi s i nvest i gat i on,I know t hat begi nni ng i n J ul y 2012, t he CI began pr ovi di ngi nf or mat i on t o me and ot her i nvest i gat or s i nvol ved i n t hei nvest i gat i on about t he nar cot i cs sal es of sever al Vent ur aCount y ar ea cr i mi nal st r eet gang members and narcot i cs deal ers.The CI has not wor ked f or any ot her l aw enf or cement agency, andwor ks f or monet ar y compensat i on. The CI s cr i mi nal hi st or yi ncl udes t hef t of vehi cl e, f el on i n possessi on of a f i r ear m, andsecond degr ee r obbery.

2 Dur i ng a cont r ol l ed buy, t he i nf or mant s per son i ssear ched by l aw enf or cement t o conf i r m t hat t he i nf or mant i sf r ee f r om possessi ng any i l l egal cont r ol l ed subst ances,cont r aband, and any unaccount ed money. Af t er t he cont act wi t ht he t ar get t he i nf or mant i s agai n sear ched i n t hi s manner .


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The CI al so pai d t axes3 t o RUI Z, MOLI NA, MORA, GONZALES, TAMAYO,

FUENTES, MADRI GAL- CAZARES and DE LA CERDA. CAZARES, FUENTES,

RUI Z, MOLI NA, MORA, GONZALES, TAMAYO, and DE LA CERDA wer e

col l ect i ng t axes f r om t he CI on behal f of t he Mexi can Maf i a.

Dur i ng t he i nvest i gat i on, at t he di r ect i on of l aw enf or cement

of f i ci al s, i ncl udi ng mysel f , t he CI made 12 cont r ol l ed pur chase

of narcot i cs between August 13, 2012 and J une 18, 2013:

Date Defendants Quantity/Type

August 13, 2012 MORANAVARETTE

112.4 grams ofmethamphetamine

Oct ober 26, 2012 FUENTESRUI Z

MOLI NA


Oct ober 29, 2012 MOLI NAGUERRA


November 8, 2012 MOLI NA 55.4 grams ofmethamphetamine

J anuar y 4, 2013 MOLI NA 52.5 grams ofmethamphetamine

J anuar y 10, 2013 ARRI ETA 56.3 grams ofmethamphetamine

Febr uar y 5, 2013 ARMENDARI Z 110.8 grams ofmethamphetamine

3 The CI was di r ected by CAZARES, FUENTES, RUI Z, MOLI NA,MORA, GONZALES, TAMAYO, and DE LA CERDA t o col l ect money ort axes f r om known dr ug deal er s t hat wer e sel l i ng nar cot i cs i nt he Vent ur a Count y area. The t axes repr esent ed a percent age oft he nar cot i cs sal es pr i ce t hat dr ug deal er s woul d pay i nexchange f or CAZARES per mi ssi on t o sel l nar cot i cs wi t hi n t heVent ur a Count y area.


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Mar ch 6, 2013 ARRI ETA 55.3 grams ofmethamphetamine

Mar ch 12, 2013 MOLI NA 56.0 grams ofmethamphetamine

Apr i l 12, 2013 MANSELL 27.6 grams ofmethamphetamine

Apr i l 25, 2013 HERRERA 55.3 grams ofmethamphetamine

J une 7, 2013 RUI Z 20.4 grams ofmethamphetamine

J une 18, 2013 LEAL 55.7 grams ofmethamphetamine

8. The met hamphet ami ne pur chased or sei zed dur i ng each oft hese t r ansact i ons was conf i r med by the Dr ug Enf orcement

Admi ni st r at i on ( DEA) Sout hwest Labor at or y t hr ough qual i t at i ve

and quant i t at i ve anal ysi s.

9. Pr i or t o each of t hese t r ansact i ons, l aw enf or cementagent s provi ded t he CI a speci f i c amount of U. S. cur r ency f or

t he pur pose of at t empt i ng t o pur chase cont r ol l ed subst ances.

Whi l e par t i ci pat i ng i n each of t he t r ansact i ons descr i bed bel ow,

t he CI was mai nt ai ned under const ant and/ or i nt er mi t t ent vi sual

observat i on by me and/ or ot her member s of VC- MAGTF bef ore,

dur i ng, and af t er t he cont r ol l ed i nvest i gat i ve nar cot i cs

pur chases wer e compl et ed. Dur i ng t he cour se of t hi s

i nvest i gat i on, t he CI had sever al consensual l y- r ecor ded and

moni t ored t el ephone conver sat i ons wi t h t he sever al of t he TARGET


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SUBJ ECTS. I have r evi ewed t he r ecor ded t el ephone conver sat i ons,

whi ch corr obor at ed t he i nf or mat i on t hat t he CI pr ovi ded t o me

and ot her l aw enf or cement of f i ci al s.

10. Dur i ng each nar cot i c t r ansact i on descr i bed her ei n, t heCI was equi pped wi t h a r ecor di ng devi ce. Sever al meet i ngs wi t h

t he TARGET SUBJ ECTS occur r ed at an undercover l ocat i on ( UCO) ,

t hat was out f i t t ed wi t h CCTV and Audi o t hat was bei ng vi ewed by

Law Enf orcement personnel dur i ng t he meet i ngs. I have r evi ewed

t he recordi ngs made f r om t he recor di ng devi ce used by t he CI

dur i ng t hi s i nvest i gat i on and t hey cor r obor at e t he i nf or mat i on

pr ovi ded t o me by t he CI i n r egar ds t o the CI s cont act wi t h t he

TARGET SUBJ ECTS. I have al so r evi ewed t he di gi t al vi deo f oot age

and di gi t al phot ogr aphs capt ur ed by l aw enf or cement of f i ci al s

dur i ng t he cont r ol l ed nar cot i cs pur chases. I n addi t i on, t he

r ecor di ng devi ces provi ded r eal - t i me t r ansmi ssi on of t he

audi o/ vi deo r ecor di ng t hereby al l owi ng l aw enf or cement t o hear

and observe what was occur r i ng as i t happened. My r evi ew of

t hese i t ems cor r oborated t he i nf ormat i on pr ovi ded t o me by the

CI i n r egar ds t o t he CI s nar cot i cs t r ansact i ons descr i bed

her ei n.

11. St r uct ur e of t he MADRI GAL- CAZARES Dr ug Tr af f i cki ngOr gani zat i on ( DTO) . Based on t he t ot al i t y of t hi s

i nvest i gat i on, i ncl udi ng Ti t l e I I I i nt er cept s bet ween August

2012 and J ul y 2013, as wel l as my backgr ound, t r ai ni ng, and


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exper i ence, I bel i eve CAZARES i s t he Mexi co- based head of t he

DTO. Fr om Mexi co, def endant CAZARES communi cat ed wi t h FUENTES,

MOLI NA and RUI Z. Def endants MOLI NA and RUI Z were i n cont r ol of

t he nar cot i c sal es and t ax col l ect i ons f or CAZARES.

12. The Vent ura Count y- based di st r i but i on net wor k. As ar esul t of t hi s i nvest i gat i on, FBI agent s and t ask f or ce of f i cer s

deter mi ned t hat CAZARES, FUENTES, MOLI NA and RUI Z wer e

cont r ol l i ng t he nar cot i cs t r af f i cki ng t hr oughout Vent ur a Count y.

CAZARES communi cat ed wi t h FUENTES, MOLI NA and RUI Z t o di st r i but e

nar cot i cs t o gang member s i n Vent ura County. ACOSTA, DE LA

CERDA, GONZLAES GUERRA, HERNANDEZ, MOLI NA, MORA, NAVARRETE,

TAMAYO and RUI Z col l ect ed t axes f r om subj ect s t hat wer e sel l i ng

narcot i cs. FUENTES and CAZARES r ecei ved t he t ax pr oceeds

coor di nat ed t he di st r i but i on of cont r ol l ed subst ances t o

speci f i c l ocat i ons i n Vent ur a Count y.

13. Target Subj ect s I dent i f i cat i on and Cr i mi nal Hi st or y.a. MARTI N MADRI GAL- CAZARES ( CAZARES) : I i dent i f i ed

CAZARES based on a compar i son of an Oxnar d Pol i ce Depar t ment

( OPD) booki ng phot o to my sur vei l l ance observat i ons dur i ng

t hi s i nvest i gat i on. I have spoken wi t h t he Cal i f or ni a

Depar t ment of Cor r ect i ons and Rehabi l i t at i on ( CDCR) and

CAZARES i s a document ed member of t he Mexi can Maf i a wi t h t he

moni ker EVI L accor di ng t o CDCR.


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b. LI NA FUENTES ( FUENTES) : I i dent i f i ed FUENTESbased on i nf ormat i on between t he CI and RUI Z. The CI al so

deposi t ed money i nt o FUENTES Ci t i bank account . FUENTES i s

mar r i ed t o Mexi can CAZARES.

c. EDWI N ANTONI O MORA, J R. ( MORA) : I i dent i f i edMORA based on a compar i son of hi s Cal i f orni a DMV phot o t o my

sur vei l l ance obser vat i ons dur i ng t hi s i nvest i gat i on. MORA i s a

document ed member of t he Moor park Local s gang and has a gang

moni ker of SPORTY. I have spoken wi t h CDCR and MORA i s a

document ed Mexi can Maf i a associ ate accordi ng t o CDCR.

d. J AVI ER FRANCI SCO TAMAYO ( TAMAYO) : I i dent i f i edTAMAYO based on a compar i son of hi s OPD booki ng phot o t o my

sur vei l l ance obser vat i ons dur i ng t hi s i nvest i gat i on. TAMAYO i s

al so a document ed member of t he Sur Town Chi ques cr i mi nal st r eet

gang ( t he SXT gang) and has a gang moni ker of Gr umpy. I

have spoken wi t h CDCR and TAMAYO i s al so a documented Mexi can

Maf i a associ at e accor di ng to CDCR.

e. DAVI D ACOSTA ( ACOSTA) : I i dent i f i ed ACOSTAbased on a compar i son of hi s OPD booki ng phot o t o my

sur vei l l ance obser vat i ons dur i ng t hi s i nvest i gat i on. ACOSTA i s

a documented member of t he Squi r es Dr i ve gang and has a gang

moni ker of Shadow.

f . FRANK J OSHUA RUI Z ( RUI Z) : I i dent i f i ed RUI Zbased on a compar i son of hi s Cal i f orni a DMV photo t o my


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sur vei l l ance obser vat i ons dur i ng t hi s i nvest i gat i on. RUI Z i s a

document ed member of t he SXT gang wi t h a gang moni ker of

Vi l l ai n.

g. ARMANDO MOLI NA ( MOLI NA) : I i dent i f i ed MOLI NAbased on a compar i son of hi s Cal i f orni a DMV photo t o my

sur vei l l ance obser vat i ons dur i ng t hi s i nvest i gat i on. MOLI NA i s

a document ed associ at e of t he SXT gang wi t h a gang moni ker of

Cr i mi nal .

h. ROBERT ALEX DE LA CERDA ( DE LA CERDA) : Ii dent i f i ed DE LA CERDA based on a compar i son of hi s OPD booki ng

phot o t o my sur vei l l ance obser vat i ons dur i ng t hi s i nvest i gat i on.

DE LA CERDA i s a document ed member of t he COCH gang and has a

gang moni ker of Duke.

i . DANI EL J OE GONZALES ( GONZALES) : I i dent i f i edGONZALES based on a compar i son of hi s OPD booki ng photo t o my

sur vei l l ance observat i ons dur i ng t hi s i nvest i gat i on. GONZALES

i s a documented member of t he SXT gang and has a gang moni ker of

Dapper .

j . RUBEN ANTHONY HERNANDEZ ( HERNANDEZ) : Ii dent i f i ed HERNANDEZ based on a compar i son of hi s Cal i f orni a DMV

phot ogr aph t o my sur vei l l ance observat i ons dur i ng t hi s

i nvest i gat i on. HERNANDEZ i s a document ed member of t he SXT gang

and has a gang moni ker s of Li l Boo and Li l Boo Boo.


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k. LI BRADO NAVARRETE ( NAVARRETE) : I i dent i f i edNAVARRETE based on a compar i son of hi s OPD booki ng phot o t o my

sur vei l l ance observat i ons dur i ng t hi s i nvest i gat i on. NAVARRETE

i s al so a document ed member of t he Lemonwood gang and has a gang

moni ker of Scarf ace. I have spoken wi t h CDCR and NAVARRETE i s

al so a document ed Mexi can Maf i a associ ate accor di ng t o CDCR.

l . PHI LLI P PAUL GUERRA ( GUERRA) : I i dent i f i edGUERRA based on a compar i son of hi s Cal i f or ni a DMV phot ogr aph t o

my sur vei l l ance observat i ons dur i ng t hi s i nvest i gat i on. GUERRA

i s al so a documented member of t he SXT gang and has a gang

moni ker of Li l Mo, Li l Si l ent , and Danger .

m. ANDRES PEDRO ARRI ETA ( ARRI ETA) : I i dent i f i edARRI ETA based on a compar i son of hi s Vent ur a Count y Sher i f f

Of f i ce booki ng phot o t o my sur vei l l ance observat i ons dur i ng t hi s

i nvest i gat i on. ARRI ETA i s al so a document ed associ at e of t he

Vent ur a Avenue Gangst ers ( VAG) .

n. DANI EL CESAR ARMENDARI Z ( ARMENDARI Z) : Ii dent i f i ed ARMENDARI Z based on a compar i son of hi s Cal i f or ni a

DMV photogr aph t o my survei l l ance observat i ons dur i ng thi s

i nvest i gat i on. ARMENDARI Z i s a document ed member of t he VAG

gang and has a gang moni ker of Li l Red.

o. DI LLON LEE MANSELL ( MANSELL) : I i dent i f i edMANSELL based on a compar i son of hi s Vent ura Count y Sher i f f

Of f i ce booki ng phot o t o my sur vei l l ance observat i ons dur i ng t hi s


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i nvest i gat i on. MANSELL i s al so a document ed member of t he VAG

gang and has a gang moni ker of Bl anco.

p. ALEJ ANDRO HERRERA ( HERRERA) : I i dent i f i edHERRERA based on a compar i son of hi s Cal i f orni a DMV phot ogr aph

t o my sur vei l l ance obser vat i ons dur i ng t hi s i nvest i gat i on.

HERRERA i s al so a documented member of t he East Si de Sant a

Barbar a gang and has a gang moni ker of Conan. I have spoken

wi t h CDCR and HERRARA i s a document ed Mexi can Maf i a associ at e

accordi ng t o CDCR.

q. DAVI D LEAL ( LEAL) : I i dent i f i ed LEAL based on acompar i son of hi s Cal i f or ni a DMV phot ogr aph t o my sur vei l l ance

obser vat i ons dur i ng t hi s i nvest i gat i on. LEAL i s al so a

documented associ at e of t he VAG gang and has a gang moni ker of

Davey.

IV. PROBABLE CAUSE14. MORA, LEAL, and ACOSTA begi n t o regul ate al l narcot i cs

sal es i n Vent ur a Count y on behal f of CAZARES. On August 7,

2012, t he CI met wi t h MORA, LEAL and ACOSTA. MORA was want ed

CI - 1 t o set MORA up wi t h a Methamphetami ne suppl i er . The CI - 1

advi sed that he/ she i nt r oduced MORA t o LEAL and MORA and LEAL

st ar t ed t al ki ng about MORA needi ng a new sour ce of

methamphetami ne. LEAL t ol d MORA t hat he coul d suppl y hi m f or

$1, 200 an ounce. MORA t ol d LEAL t hat he woul d get back t o hi m

t he next day. MORA and LEAL exchanged cel l phone number s.


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a. At appr oxi matel y 9: 45 p. m. , t he CI - 1, MORA andLEAL wal k out of t he resi dence and back t owar ds t he CI - 1 s

vehi cl e. MORA t ol d t he CI - 1 t o take hi m t o go see Davi d ACOSTA

aka Shadow, f r om Squi r es Dr i ve gang i n Oxnard. MORA st ated

t hat he needed t o t al k t o ACOSTA r ef erence Mexi can Maf i a rel ated

busi ness.

b. The CI - 1 advi sed t hat bot h ACOSTA and t he ot hermal e who was i dent i f i ed as Danny REYES aka Li l Travi eso, were

car r yi ng weapons on thei r per son dur i ng the meet i ng. The CI - 1

st at ed that MORA had set up t hi s meet i ng wi t hout t he CI - 1 s

knowl edge because i t pert ai ned t o EME pol i t i cs. MORA want ed t o

t al k t o ACOSTA about t he mesa and who s mesa i t was. ACOSTA

i s wor ki ng f or Mi chael MORENO aka Boo Boo and MORA i s wor ki ng

f or Mar t i n MADRI GAL- CAZARES aka Evi l . MORA want ed t o l et

ACOSTA t hat MORA was t he per son i n char ge of Vent ura County.

MORA l et ACOSTA r ead a l et t er wr i t t en by MADRI GAL- CAZARES gi vi ng

MORA permi ss i on t o r un EME busi ness on hi s behal f . MORA t ol d

ACOSTA t hat he want ed hi m t o be on t he mesa and cont r ol sout h

Oxnar d. ACOSTA woul d be r esponsi bl e f or col l ect i ng t axes f r om

t he Sout hsi de Chi ques gang al ong wi t h Squi r es Dr i ve gang. ACOSTA

sai d t hat hi s r i ght hand man woul d be REYES. The CI - 1 st ated

t hat MORA was checki ng on whether or not t here i s a green

l i ght on t he ent i r e Sout hsi de Chi ques gang. The gr een l i ght

st ems f r om a homi ci de t hat occur r ed i n t he Col oni a Chi ques


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nei ghbor hood wher e a Col oni a gang member was ki l l ed at t he hands

of a Sout hsi de Chi ques gang member. The vi ct i m of t he homi ci de

was r el at ed t o Ar mando BARAJ AS, a member of t he Mexi can Maf i a,

BARAJ AS possi bl y pl aced t he gr een l i ght on Sout hsi de Chi ques.

c. On August 10, 2012, t he CI sent MORA $175 byWest ern Uni on f or t axes t hat MORA was col l ect i ng CAZARES.

d. On August 10, 2012, at appr oxi matel y 1: 00 p. m. ,TFO Al i naya r ecei ved a t el ephone cal l f r om t he CI - 1 st at i ng t hat

he/ she spoke wi t h Edwi n SPORTY MORA and MORA was aski ng the

CI - 1 i f he/ she had col l ect ed t he t axes f r om t he CI - 1 s

nei ghbor hood. MORA t ol d t he CI - 1 t hat he needed t he money

t oday. The CI - 1 t ol d MORA t hat he/ she woul d send MORA t he money

by West ern Uni on.

15. August 13, 2012 cont r ol l ed pur chase of 112. 4 gr ams ofmet hamphet ami ne f r om NAVARETTE. On August 13, 2012, at

appr oxi matel y 2: 59 p. m. , t he CI made a r ecor ded t el ephone cal l

t o MORA. Usi ng coded l anguage dur i ng t he t el ephone cal l , t he CI

asked MORA i f he coul d sel l t he CI f our ( 4) ounces of

methamphetami ne f or $2, 900. MORA st ates, I t shoul dn t be a

pr obl em and t ol d t he CI he wi l l cal l NAVARRETE.

a. Later t hat day, CI - 1 made a recor ded t el ephonecal l t o NAVARRETE, who used coded l anguage t o conf i r m t he f our -

ounce sal e of methamphetami ne f or $2, 900. Dur i ng t he same cal l ,

NAVARETTE agr eed t o del i ver t he met hamphet ami ne t o t he CI .


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b. At approxi mat el y 6: 16 p. m. , NAVARETTE met t he CIat a commer ci al par ki ng l ot i n Vent ur a, Cal i f or ni a. SA East er

observed and phot ogr aphed NAVARRETE as he got out of hi s car

whi l e car r yi ng a cl ear pl ast i c cont ai ner wi t h a bl ue l i d and

wal ked ar ound t he f r ont of t he CI s car and sat i n t he f r ont

passenger seat . Af t er t hr ee mi nut es, NAVARRETE got out of t he

CI s vehi cl e wi t hout t he cl ear pl ast i c cont ai ner i n hi s hands,

and t hen ent er ed t he f r ont passenger si de of hi s car .

c. At appr oxi matel y 6: 20 p. m. , Detect i ves Marquezand Al i naya met wi t h CI - 1 and r ecover ed t he cl ear pl ast i c

cont ai ner t hat NAVARETTE car r i ed i n hi s hands. I nsi de t he

cont ai ner was f our one- ounce packages of an of f - whi t e subst ance

t hat appeared t o be packaged met hamphet ami ne. A subsequent

f or ensi c exami nat i on conf or med t hat t he subst ance cont ai ned i n

t he f our packages was approxi matel y 112. 4 gr ams of 100% pur e

met hamphet ami ne.

16. August 25, 2012 MORA col l ect ed $150 i n narcot i cst axes f r omt he CI on behal f of CAZARES. On August 25, 2012, at

appr oxi matel y 12: 00 p. m. , t he CI cal l ed me and sai d t hat MORA

want ed the CI t o get $150 i n nar cot i cs t axes f r om Mani ac, an

uni ndi ct ed co- conspi r at or . MORA sai d t hat Mani ac had t he

money and woul d gi ve t he money t o t he CI t o gi ve t o MORA. I met

wi t h t he CI and gave t he CI $150 t o gi ve t o MORA. Later t hat


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eveni ng, t he CI met MORA at a rest aur ant i n Camar i l l o,

Cal i f orni a, and gave MORA t he $150.

17. August 29, 2012, MORA t ol d t he CI t o deposi t $200 i nt oFUENTES Ci t i bank account f or nar cot i cs t axes. On August 28,

2012, I r ecei ved a t el ephone cal l f r om t he CI who t ol d me t hat

he/ she spoke MORA and MORA asked the CI i f he/ she had col l ect ed

nar cot i cs t axes f r om hi s/ her nei ghbor hood. MORA t ol d t he CI

t hat he/ she coul d j ust deposi t t he money i nt o a bank account .

The CI t ol d MORA t hat he/ she was goi ng t o be get t i ng t he money

t omorr ow, August 29, 2012. The CI - 1 tol d MORA t hat he/ she woul d

be get t i ng $150 t o $200 on August 29, 2012. MORA sai d, $150 t o

$200 woul d be cool .

a. On August 29, 2012, MORA t ol d the CI t hat he/ shehas t o deposi t t he money i nt o a Ci t i bank account number

XXXXXXX1253 and tol d the CI t hat t he name f or t he account i s

FUENTES ( FUENTES account ) . MORA t hen t ol d t he CI t hat t he

CI had t o deposi t t he money bef ore 5: 00 p. m.

b. At appr oxi mat el y 4: 30 p. m. , SA East er deposi t ed$200 i n t he Ci t i bank account pr ovi ded by MORA t o t he CI . SA

East er f i l l ed out a deposi t sl i p at Ci t i bank wi t h t he name

FUENTES and t he account number . SA East er r ecei ved a r ecei pt

f r om Ci t i bank f or t hi s t r ansact i on.

18. On Sept ember 7, 2012, MORA col l ect ed $100 i n narcot i cst axes f r omt he CI on behal f of CAZARES. On Sept ember 7, 2012,


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MORA spoke wi t h t he CI and asked i f he/ she had any money f or

MORA ( r ef er r i ng t o t ax money) . The CI t ol d MORA t hat he/ she had

$100 f or MORA. Lat er t hat day, MORA met t he CI and col l ect ed

$100 i n al l eged nar cot i cs t axes f r om t he CI . Pr i or t o t he

meet i ng, I pr ovi ded $100 t o the CI f or hi m/ her t o gi ve t o MORA.

19. On Sept ember 15, 2012, MORA col l ect ed $150 i nnarcot i cs t axes f r omt he CI on behal f of CAZARES. On Sept ember

14, 2012, MORA cal l ed t he CI and t ol d t he CI t o deposi t t ax

money i nto FUENTES account . The CI t ol d MORA t hat he/ she woul d

deposi t t he money i nto FUENTES account on September 15, 2012.

a. On Sept ember 15, 2012, MORA cal l ed t he CI andt ol d t he CI not t o deposi t t he money i nt o FUENTES account .

Lat er , MORA per sonal l y met t he CI i n a bookst or e par ki ng l ot

l ocat ed i n Vent ur a, Cal i f or ni a and col l ect ed $150 f r om t he CI i n

al l eged nar cot i cs t axes. Pr i or t o t he meet i ng, I pr ovi ded $150

t o t he CI f or hi m/ her t o gi ve t o MORA.

20. On Sept ember 22, 2012, TAMAYO t ol d t he CI t o pay DE LACERDA $200 i n narcot i cs t axes. On Sept ember 22, 2012, t he CI

spoke wi t h TAMAYO who asked t he CI i f he/ she had any t ax money

f or TAMAYO. The CI t ol d TAMAYO t hat he had $200 i n t ax money

f or TAMAYO. TAMAYO t ol d t he CI t o meet DE LA CERDA at a hot el

l ocat ed i n Oxnar d, Cal i f orni a and gi ve hi m t he $200. As TAMAYO

i nst r uct ed, t he CI met DE LA CERDA i n t he hot el par ki ng l ot and

gave hi m $200 i n pur por t ed nar cot i cs t axes. Pr i or t o t he


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meet i ng, I pr ovi ded $200 t o t he CI f or hi m/ her t o gi ve t o DE LA

CERDA.

a. Dur i ng thei r meet i ng, DE LA CERDA t ol d the CIt hat CAZARES gave TAMAYO cont r ol of nar cot i cs t r af f i cki ng i n

Vent ura County because MORA was i n cust ody.

21. On Sept ember 28, 2012 TAMAYO t ol d t he CI t o payGONZALES $200 i n nar cot i cs t axes. On September 28, 2012, usi ng

coded l anguage i n a t el ephone cal l , TOMAYO cal l ed t he CI and

t ol d hi m/ her meet GONZALES at a r est aur ant i n Oxnar d so GONZALES

coul d col l ect nar cot i cs t axes f r om t he CI . Lat er t hat day, t he

CI met GONZALES i n t he r est aur ant par ki ng l ot pai d GONZALES $200

i n ost ensi bl e nar cot i cs t axes. Pr i or t o t he meet i ng, I pr ovi ded

$200 to t he CI f or hi m/ her t o gi ve t o GONZALES.

22. On Oct ober 8, 2012, HERNANDEZ col l ect ed $200 f r om t heCI f or nar cot i cs t axes on behal f of TAMAYO. On Oct ober 08,

2012, TAMAYO cal l ed t he CI and asked i f he/ she had any tax money

f or TAMAYO ( r ef err i ng t o Mexi can Maf i a t ax money) . The CI - 1

t ol d TAMAYO t hat he/ she woul d l et hi m know i n a f ew hour s. SA

East er i nst r uct ed t he CI t o cal l TAMAYO and advi se hi m t hat t he

CI had $200 and woul d meet TAMAYO l at er t hat day at a shoppi ng

cent er i n Oxnar d, Cal i f or ni a. At appr oxi mat el y 2: 50 p. m. , t he

CI cal l ed TAMAYO and agr eed t o meet hi m at appr oxi matel y 4: 30

p. m. , at t he shoppi ng cent er .


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a. At t he desi gnated meet i ng t i me, SA East er saw al i ght - col or ed f our door sedan st op i n f r ont of t he shoppi ng

cent er , and a Hi spani c mal e wi t h a shaved head, wear i ng a bl ack

t - shi r t and bl ack shor t s exi t ed t he vehi cl e and wal k i nt o t he

shoppi ng cent er and di r ect l y t owar ds the CI . The subj ect , who

was l at er i dent i f i ed as HERNANDEZ, col l ect ed $200 f r om t he CI .

23. On Oct ober 12, 2012, HERNANDEZ col l ect ed $200 f r om t heCI f or nar cot i cs t axes on behal f of TAMAYO. On Oct ober 12,

2012, usi ng coded l anguage dur i ng a t el ephone conver sat i on,

TAMAYO t ol d CI - 1 t o meet a r unner / gopher t o pay t he r equi r ed

nar cot i cs t ax. At appr oxi mat el y 6: 56 p. m. , t he CI - 1 met

HERNANDEZ i n Oxnar d, Cal i f or ni a. The CI - 1 ut i l i zed a di gi t al

r ecorder t o capt ure t he conver sat i on bet ween HERNANDEZ and the

CI - 1. Dur i ng t he meet i ng, HERNANDEZ al so st ated t hat t he t ax

money has not been get t i ng t o CAZARES. The CI t hen handed

HERNANDEZ $200 i n narcot i cs t axes t hat I was pr ovi ded t o t he CI

pr i or t o t he meet i ng.

24. On Oct ober 18, 2012, t he CI met RUI Z, MOLI NA andHERNANDEZ t o t al k about payi ng t axes and nar cot i c sal es. On

Oct ober 18, 2012, t he CI met RUI Z, MOLI NA, and HERNANDEZ i n

Vent ur a, Cal i f or ni a. Dur i ng t he meet i ng, RUI Z asked t he CI ,

Ar e you communi cat i ng wi t h your var r i o? Ar e t hey al l on deck?

[ RUI Z i s aski ng i f t he CI s gang i s payi ng t axes and wi l l i ng t o


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buy nar cot i cs f r om t he Mesa] . The CI t hen af f i r med t hat t he

Vent ur a Avenue gang was on boar d wi t h payi ng narcot i cs t axes.

a. The CI t ol d RUI Z t hat hi s/ her nei ghbor hood i swai t i ng f or cl avo (dr ugs) . RUI Z st at ed t hat t he dr ugs ar e i n

t own and he i s j ust wai t i ng f or t he phone cal l t o go pi ck i t up.

The CI , RUI Z, MOLI NA, and HERNANDEZ al l di scussed t he r ul e t hat

t hey gi ve peopl e opt i ons t hose peopl e who sel l dr ugs can

cont i nue t o use thei r sour ce of suppl y and pay a t ax t o t he

Mesa or st ar t pur chasi ng t hei r dr ugs f r omt he Mesa and not

be t axed.

b. The CI asked i f t he EME i s sendi ng a drugconnect i on f or t he Mesa. RUI Z st ated t hat MORA, who was then i n

cust ody, was t he person who had t he dr ug connect i on i nf ormat i on

but when he was ar r est ed i t t empor ar i l y di sr upt ed t he

di st r i but i on. TAMAYO st art ed t o r egai n t he connect i on and t hen

he was ar r est ed. RUI Z st at ed t hat TAMAYO gave RUI Z s name t o

t he EME connect i on so t hat t hey are aware of who wi l l be

conduct i ng t he busi ness.

c. They al l di scussed ot her subj ect s who ar e on t hest r eet and cl ai mi ng t o be worki ng f or an EME mesa. RUI Z

expl ai ns t hat he has cont act wi t h t he Senor a ( i . e. , FUENTES)

and i f anyone cl ai ms t o be worki ng f or someone el se he can cal l

t he FUENTES and she wi l l conf i r m wi t h t he EME.


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d. At appr oxi matel y 7: 18 p. m. , t he meet i ng ended andMOLI NA, RUI Z, and HERNANDEZ wal ked out of t he meet i ng l ocat i on

and l ef t t he ar ea.

25. On Oct ober 20, 2012, t he CI sent MOLI NA a $200 MoneyGr amf or t axes t hat MOLI NA was col l ect i ng f or RUI Z and CAZARES.

On Oct ober 19, 2012, MOLI NA cal l ed t he CI and asked i f t he CI

had t he t axes f or t he FUENTES. The CI t ol d MOLI NA t hat he/ she

woul d get t he money t o MOLI NA t omor r ow, Oct ober 20, 2012.

MOLI NA t ol d t he CI t o put t he money t r ansf er under MOLI NA s

name.

a. On Oct ober 20, 2012, t he CI sent MOLI NA a $200Money Gr am as payment of narcot i cs t axes MOLI NA was col l ect i ng

f or FUENTES.

26. On Oct ober 24, 2012, t he CI met RUI Z and MOLI NA t ot al k about payi ng t axes and nar cot i c sal es. At appr oxi mat el y

6: 53 p. m. on Oct ober 24, 2012, RUI Z and MOLI NA met t he CI i n

Vent ur a, Cal i f or ni a. Dur i ng t he meet i ng, RUI Z t ol d t he CI t hat

FUENTES was abl e t o get some met hamphet ami ne f or t hem t o sel l t o

t he homi es. RUI Z and MOLI NA t ol d t he CI t hat t hey were j ust

wai t i ng t o hear f r om FUENTES bef or e t hey st ar t ed sel l i ng i t .

a. RUI Z asked t he CI how much t he CI woul d bel ooki ng t o buy and t he CI sai d t wo, r ef er r i ng t o t wo ounces.

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met hamphet ami ne on t he f r ont as l ong as t he CI get s t he money a

coupl e days l at er and pai d ei t her RUI Z or MOLI NA.

b. RUI Z and MOLI NA al so t al ked wi t h t he CI about t het axes t hat t he CI was responsi bl e f or col l ect i ng. RUI Z and

MOLI NA sai d t hat FUENTES wanted $200 every week and whoever buys

t he met hamphet ami ne f r om RUI Z or MOLI NA needs t o pay t axes on

t he met hamphet ami ne. The CI t ol d RUI Z and MOLI NA t hat t he

homi es t hat are buyi ng t he met hamphet ami ne shoul dn t be t axed

i f t hey ar e buyi ng Mexi can Maf i a dr ugs. RUI Z and MOLI NA agr eed

wi t h t he CI - 1 and sai d t hey woul d t al k wi t h FUENTES and have her

send a message t o CAZARES. RUI Z end t he meet i ng by t el l i ng t he

CI t o cal l hi m or MOLI NA i n t wo days and t hey wi l l get t he two

ounces of met hamphet ami ne t o t he CI .

27. On Oct ober 26, 2012, MOLI NA sol d 55. 4 gr ams ofmet hamphet ami ne t o t he CI . On Oct ober 26, 2012, usi ng coded

l anguage i n t ext messages, t he CI asked RUI Z i f t he t wo- ounce

sal e t hey ar r anged on Oct ober 24, 2012 was st i l l goi ng t o

happen. RUI Z r epl i ed, yup. RUI Z al so t ol d t he CI t hat he/ she

needed t o sel l t he met hamphet ami ne qui ckl y t o get t he money and

pay RUI Z.

a. I n a separate coded t ext message t o t he CI ,MOLI NA conf i r med t he sal e pr i ce f or t he t wo ounces was $650 per

ounce. Later t hat eveni ng, MOLI NA met t he CI i n Vent ur a,

Cal i f or ni a. Dur i ng t he meet i ng, MOLI NA pr ovi ded t he CI a t wo-


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ounce baggi e of a whi t e cr yst al l i ne subst ance. The CI col l ect ed

t he baggi e and asked MOLI NA t he pr i ce. MOLI NA sai d 650 an

ounce. MOLI NA t ol d t he CI t o get t he money t o MOLI NA af t er t he

CI sol d i t .

b. Af t er t he meet i ng, I met t he CI and r ecover ed t hebaggi e f r om hi m/ her . A subsequent f or ensi c exami nat i on

conf i r med t hat t he subst ance cont ai ned i n t he baggi e was

approxi mat el y 55. 4 grams of 99. 4% pur e met hamphet ami ne.

28. On Oct ober 29, 2012, MOLI NA and GUERRA met t he CI andsol d hi m/ her 27. 7 grams of met hamphet ami ne, and r ecei ved $1, 500

f r om t he CI as payment f or t he methamphetami ne the CI r ecei ved

on Oct ober 26, 2012. On Oct ober 29, 2012, t he CI cal l ed MOLI NA

t o ar r ange a meet i ng t o pay MOLI NA f or t he t wo ounces he

pr ovi ded t o t he CI on Oct ober 26, 2012. Dur i ng t he same cal l ,

MOLI NA asked t he CI , you goi ng t o need anyt hi ng r ef err i ng t o

pur chasi ng mor e met hamphet ami ne. The CI t ol d MOLI NA he/ she

woul d check wi t h hi s homi e. I n a subsequent t el ephone cal l , t he

CI t ol d MOLI NA t o br i ng one ( r ef er r i ng t o one ounce of

met hamphet ami ne) .

a. On Oct ober 29, 2012, usi ng coded l anguage i n at el ephone cal l , RUI Z t ol d t he CI t hat he t al ked wi t h FUENTES and

she asked about t he t wo, r ef er r i ng t o t he t axes t hat t he CI

pays t o RUI Z and MOLI NA. RUI Z al so asked t he CI about The

st at us i s wi t h t he ot her st uf f ? ( r ef er r i ng t o t he payment f or


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t he two ounces t hat was sol d t o the CI on Oct ober 26, 2012) .

The CI t ol d RUI Z t hat he/ she was t aki ng car e of bot h i ssues

t hrough MOLI NA.

b. Lat e t hat eveni ng, MOLI NA and GUERRA met t he CIi n Vent ur a, Cal i f or ni a. Dur i ng t he meet i ng, MOLI NA pul l ed a

bl ue pl ast i c Tupper war e cont ai ner wi t h a cl ear l i d out of hi s

f r ont wai st band. MOLI NA t hen opened t he pl ast i c cont ai ner and

pul l ed a cl ear pl ast i c baggi e cont ai ni ng a whi t e subst ance.

MOLI NA gave t he cl ear baggi e wi t h t he whi t e subst ance to t he CI .

I n exchange, t he CI gave MOLI NA $1, 500 and tol d MOLI NA t hat

$1, 300 was f or t he two ounces t hat MOLI NA sol d t o t he CI on

Oct ober 26, 2012 and $200 was f or t he t axes.

c. Af t er t he meet i ng, I r ecover ed t he baggi e f r omt he CI . A subsequent f or ensi c exami nat i on conf i r med t hat t he

subst ance cont ai ned i n t he baggi e was appr oxi matel y 27. 7 gr ams

of 100% pur e met hamphet ami ne.

29. On November 2, 2012, RUI Z col l ect ed $650 f r omt he CIf or t he one ounce of met hamphet ami ne t hat MOLI NA provi ded t he CI

on Oct ober 29, 2012. On Oct ober 31, 2012, usi ng coded l anguage

i n t ext s messages, MOLI NA t ol d t he CI - 1 t hat FUENTES want ed

payment t he f ol l owi ng day f or t he one ounce of met hamphet ami ne

MOLI NA pr ovi ded t he CI on Oct ober 29, 2012.

a. On November 2, 2012, usi ng coded l anguage i n at ext message, MOLI NA t ol d t he CI t o cal l RUI Z and arr ange a


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meet i ng so the CI coul d pay t he money the CI owed f or t he one-

ounce met hamphet ami ne sal e on Oct ober 29, 2012. The CI t hen

cal l ed RUI Z, who asked t he CI i n coded l anguage i f t he CI had

t he money f or t he Oct ober 29 sal e. The CI t ol d RUI Z t hat he/

she woul d cal l RUI Z back af t er he gets t he money.

b. Later t hat morni ng, RUI Z met t he CI i n a shoppi ngcent er par ki ng l ot l ocat ed i n Oxnar d, Cal i f or ni a. Dur i ng t hi s

meet i ng, t he CI gave RUI Z t he $650 and t ol d RUI Z t hat he/ she

want ed t o get a coupl e more ounces. RUI Z t ol d t he CI t hat he

was goi ng t o be pi cki ng up some more toni ght or i n t he next

coupl e days. RUI Z t ol d t he CI t hat he had t al ked wi t h FUENTES

about sel l i ng an ounce f or $700 i nst ead of $650. RUI Z sai d t hat

i f he sel l s an ounce f or $700 t o t he CI , t hen t he CI won t have

t o t ax t he CI s homi es t hat ar e buyi ng f r om t he CI .

30. On November 8, 2012, MOLI NA sol d t he CI 55. 4 gr ams ofmet hamphet ami ne. On November 8, 2012, usi ng coded l anguage i n

t el ephone cal l s, MOLI NA arr anged t o sel l t he CI t wo ounces of

methamphetami ne. Lat er t hat day, MOLI NA met t he CI i n Vent ur a,

Cal i f or ni a. At t hi s meet i ng, MOLI NA r emoved a pl ast i c baggi e

cont ai ni ng a whi t e crystal l i ne subst ance f r om hi s r i ght f r ont

pant s pocket and handed t he baggi e t o t he CI . The CI t hen gave

$1, 400 t o MOLI NA.

a. Af t er t he meet i ng, I r ecover ed t he baggi e f r omt he CI . A subsequent f or ensi c exami nat i on conf i r med t hat t he


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of 99. 8% pur e met hamphet ami ne.

31. On J anuary 3, 2013, MOLI NA met wi t h the CI t o t al kabout narcot i c sal es. On J anuary 3, 2013, MOLI NA met t he CI i n

Vent ur a, Cal i f or ni a. Dur i ng t he meet i ng, t he CI asked MOLI NA,

I f you want si nce I m here j ust shoot me some, whi ch was t he

CI s r ef erence t o methamphetami ne. MOLI NA sai d t hat he di dn t

have any r i ght now, but t hat he coul d get some to t he CI t he

f ol l owi ng morni ng. The CI t hen asked MOLI NA how much f or a

zi p, r ef err i ng t o one ounce of methamphetami ne. MOLI NA sai d

i t woul d be $650.

32. On J anuary 4, 2013, RUI Z and MOLI NA sol d t he CI 52. 5grams of met hamphet ami ne. On J anuar y 4, 2013, MOLI NA and RUI Z

met t he CI at a r est aur ant i n Vent ur a, Cal i f or ni a. Pr i or t o

ent er i ng t he rest aur ant , MOLI NA pr ovi ded t he CI wi t h a cl ear

pl ast i c bag t hat cont ai ned a whi t e cr yst al l i ne subst ance. The

CI pl aced the baggi e i n hi s j acket pocket and then gave MOLI NA

$1, 400. Pr i or t o t he meet i ng, I pr ovi ded t he CI $1, 400 f or t hi s

t r ansact i on. Af t er count i ng t he money, MOLI NA gave $100 back t o

t he CI back because t he pur chase pr i ce was $1, 300.

a. Af t er t he meet i ng, I met wi t h t he CI andcol l ect ed t he baggi e f r om hi m/ her . A subsequent f or ensi c

exami nat i on conf i r med t hat t he subst ance cont ai ned i n t he baggi e

was appr oxi mat el y 52. 5 gr ams of 99. 6% pur e met hamphet ami ne.


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33. On J anuary 10, 2013, ARRI ETA sol d t he CI met wi t hARRI ETA and pur chased 56. 3 grams of met hamphet ami ne. On J anuar y

9, 2013, ARRI ETA met t he CI at a car wash i n Vent ur a,

Cal i f or ni a. ARRI ETA t al ked t o t he CI about sel l i ng hi m/ her t wo

ounces of methamphetami ne f or $1, 300 t he f ol l owi ng day.

a. On J anuary 10, 2013, usi ng coded l anguage i n at el ephone cal l , t he CI t ol d ARRI ETA t hat he/ she had t he money t o

buy t wo ounces of met hamphet ami ne.

b. Shor t l y af t er noon, ARRI ETA met t he CI i n t hepar ki ng l ot of a r est aur ant l ocat ed i n Vent ur a, Cal i f or ni a.

ARRI ETA t hen wal ked t o t he CI s car and sat i n t he passenger

seat . The CI gave ARRI ETA $1, 300 i n exchange f or a baggi e

cont ai ni ng a whi t e cr yst al l i ne subst ance. ARRI ETA t hen wal ked

back t o hi s car and dr ove out of t he par ki ng l ot .

c. Af t er t he meet i ng, I r ecover ed t he baggi e f r omt he CI . A subsequent f or ensi c exami nat i on conf i r med t hat t he


of 99. 6% pur e met hamphet ami ne.

34. On Febr uar y 5, 2013, ARMENDARI Z sol d t he CI 110. 8grams of met hamphet ami ne. On J anuar y 30, 2013, ARMENDARI Z

of f ered t o sel l t he CI met hamphetami ne f or $600 an ounce. On

Febr uary 5, 2013, t he CI cont act ed ARMENDARI Z t o coordi nate a

sal e of methamphetami ne. Usi ng coded l anguage i n t ext messages,


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t he ARMENDARI Z agr eed t o sel l t he CI a quar t er - pound ( f our

ounces) of met hamphet ami ne.

a. Lat er t hat day, t he CI met ARMENDARI Z i n Vent ur a,Cal i f orni a. Dur i ng t he meet i ng, ARMENDARI Z br ought out a pound

of methamphetami ne i n a cl ear pl ast i c cont ai ner and then wei ghed

out f our separ ate one- ounce baggi es of met hamphetami ne. The CI

t hen gave ARMENDARI Z $2, 400. Pr i or t o t he meet i ng, I pr ovi ded

$2, 400 t o t he CI f or t hi s t r ansact i on. ARMENDARI Z handed t he CI

t he f our pl ast i c baggi es and t he CI put t hem i n hi s/ her pocket .

b. Af t er t he meet i ng, I r ecover ed t he f our baggi esf r om t he CI . A subsequent f or ensi c exami nat i on conf i r med t hat

t he subst ance cont ai ned i n t he baggi es was appr oxi matel y 110. 8

grams of 99. 7% pur e met hamphet ami ne.

35. On Febr uary 8, 2013, t he RUI Z col l ected $50 i nnarcot i cs t axes on behal f of CAZARES. On Febr uary 7, 2013,

usi ng coded l anguage i n a t el ephone cal l , RUI Z asked t he CI t o

get $50 i n narcot i cs t axes f or CAZARES. On Febr uary 8, 2013,

RUI Z met t he CI at a shoppi ng cent er par ki ng l ot i n Oxnar d,

Cal i f or ni a. Pr i or t o t he meet i ng, I pr ovi ded t he CI $50 t o gi ve

t o RUI Z as ost ensi bl e nar cot i cs t axes. At t he par ki ng l ot , t he

CI got out of hi s/ her car and sat down i n t he f r ont passenger

seat of RUI Z s car . The CI gave RUI Z t he $50 t hat was pr ovi ded

t o t he CI - 1 by me. RUI Z t ol d t he CI - 1 t hat t he $50 was f or t he

CAZARES because he needed i t f or t he cant een. Af t er t he


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meet i ng, t he CI got out of RUI Z car and RUI Z exi t ed t he parki ng

l ot .

36. On March 6, 2013, ARRI ETA sol d t he CI 55. 3 gr ams ofmet hamphet ami ne. On Mar ch 6, 2013, usi ng coded l anguage i n a

t el ephone cal l , t he CI ar r anged a pur chase of t wo ounces of

met hamphet ami ne f r om ARRI ETA. Lat er t hat day, ARRI ETA met t he

CI i n Vent ur a, Cal i f or ni a. At t he meet i ng, t he CI wal ked up t o

ARRI ETA s car and sat i n t he f r ont passenger seat . The CI gave

ARRI ETA $1, 300 and ARRI ETA gave t he CI a si ngl e pl ast i c baggi e

cont ai ni ng a whi t e cr yst al l i ne subst ance. The CI t hen got out

of ARRI ETA s car and ARRI ETA dr ove away f r om t he meet i ng

l ocat i on.

a. Af t er t he meet i ng, I r ecover ed t he pl ast i c baggi ef r om t he CI . A subsequent f or ensi c exami nat i on conf i r med t hat

t he subst ance cont ai ned i n t he baggi e was appr oxi matel y 55. 3

grams of 99. 1% pur e met hamphet ami ne.

37. On March 12, 2013, MOLI NA sol d t he CI 56. 0 gr ams ofmet hamphet ami ne. On Mar ch 12, 2013, t he CI met MOLI NA at

MOLI NA s r esi dence, whi ch i s l ocat ed i n Vent ur a, Cal i f or ni a, t o

buy t wo ounces of methamphetami ne. Pr i or t o t hi s meet i ng, I

gave t he CI $1, 300 t o buy t wo ounces of met hamphet ami ne f r om

MOLI NA. The CI provi ded MOLI NA wi t h t he $1, 300 cash and MOLI NA

gave t he CI a pl ast i c baggi e cont ai ni ng a whi t e cr yst al l i ne

subst ance. I met t he CI af t er he/ she wal ked away f r om t he


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meet i ng l ocat i on. I r ecover ed t he pl ast i c baggi e f r om t he CI .

A subsequent f orensi c exami nat i on conf i r med t hat t he subst ance

cont ai ned i n t he baggi e was appr oxi matel y 56. 0 gr ams of 100%

pure met hamphetami ne.

38. On Apr i l 12, 2013, MANSELL sol d t he CI 27. 6 gr ams ofmet hamphet ami ne. On Apr i l 12, 2013, usi ng coded l anguage i n a

t el ephone cal l , MANSELL agr eed t o meet t he CI and sel l t he CI an

ounce of met hamphet ami ne. The CI met MANSELL l at er t hat day i n

t he CI s car , whi ch was par ked al ong West Bar net t St r eet i n

Vent ur a, Cal i f or ni a. MANSELL sat i n t he f r ont passenger seat

and pl aced a pl ast i c baggi e on t he cent er consol e t hat cont ai ned

a whi t e cr yst al l i ne subst ance. The CI handed MANSELL $700,

whi ch I gave t o t he CI pr i or t o t he meet i ng f or t hi s

t r ansact i on. MANSELL t ook t he money and got out of t he CI s

car . Af t er war ds, I met t he CI at pr edet er mi ned meet l ocat i on

and col l ect ed t he pl ast i c baggi e. A subsequent f or ensi c

exami nat i on conf i r med t hat t he subst ance cont ai ned i n t he baggi e

was appr oxi mat el y 27. 6 gr ams of 98. 5% pur e met hamphet ami ne.

39. On Apr i l 25, 2013, HERRERA sol d the CI 55. 3 gr ams ofmet hamphet ami ne. On Apr i l 25, 2013, usi ng coded l anguage i n a

t el ephone cal l , t he CI cal l ed HERRERA and ar r anged t o buy t wo

ounces of methamphetami ne f r om HERRERA l at er t hat day. At

appr oxi matel y 1: 17 p. m. , HERRERA met t he CI on a resi dent i al

st r eet i n Vent ur a, Cal i f or ni a. At t he meet i ng, HERRERA got i nt o


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t he f r ont passenger seat of t he CI s car . Pr i or t o t he meet i ng,

I gave $1, 100 t o t he CI t o buy two ounces of met hamphet ami ne

f r omHERRERA. HERRERA t hen pr ovi ded t he CI - 1 wi t h a cl ear

pl ast i c baggi e cont ai ni ng a whi t e cryst al l i ne subst ance. Af t er

t he sal e, HEREERA got out of t he CI s car and l ef t t he meet i ng

l ocat i on. The CI wai t ed f or HERRERA t o l eave t he area and t hen

dr ove t o a pr edetermi ned meet l ocat i on where I met t he CI . I

t hen r ecover ed t he pl ast i c baggi e f r om t he CI . A subsequent

f or ensi c exami nat i on conf i r med t hat t he subst ance cont ai ned i n

t he baggi e was appr oxi mat el y 55. 3 gr ams of 99. 6% pur e

met hamphet ami ne.

40. On J une 7, 2013, RUI Z sol d t he CI 20. 4 gr ams ofmet hamphet ami ne. On J une 5, 2013, usi ng coded l anguage i n a

t el ephone cal l , t he CI agr eed t o buy methamphetami ne f r omRUI Z

t he f ol l owi ng day. On J une 6, 2013, usi ng coded l anguage i n a

t ext message, t he RUI Z agr eed t o sel l t he CI t wo ounces of

methamphetami ne t he f ol l owi ng day. On J une 7, 2013, usi ng coded

l anguage i n a t el ephone cal l , RUI Z agr eed to meet t he CI at a

shoppi ng cent er par ki ng l ot l ocat ed i n Oxnar d, Cal i f or ni a t o

sel l t he CI one ounce of methamphetami ne. Later t hat day, RUI Z

met t he CI and got i nt o t he f r ont passenger seat of t he CI s

car . RUI Z t hen handed t he CI a pl ast i c baggi e cont ai ni ng a

whi t e cr yst al l i ne subst ance. Pr i or t o t he meet i ng, I gave t he


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CI $650 t o purchase t he one ounce of met hamphet ami ne f r om RUI Z.

The CI used $550 of t hi s money t o pay RUI Z.

a. Af t er t hi s nar cot i cs sal e, I met t he CI at apr edet er mi ned meet l ocat i on and col l ect ed the pl ast i c baggi e. A

subsequent f or ensi c exami nat i on conf i r med t hat t he subst ance

cont ai ned i n t he baggi e was appr oxi matel y 20. 4 gr ams of 100%

pure met hamphetami ne.

41. On J une 18, 2013, LEAL sol d t he CI 55. 7 gr ams ofmet hamphet ami ne and 26. 4 gr ams of a mi xt ure or subst ance

cont ai ni ng a det ect abl e amount of her oi n. On J une 18, 2013,

usi ng coded l anguage i n a t el ephone cal l , t he LEAL agr eed t o

meet t he CI at a mobi l e home par k i n Vent ur a, Cal i f or ni a, so he

coul d sel l t he CI nar cot i cs. Pr i or t o t he meet i ng, SA East er

gave t he CI $2, 000 t o pur chase nar cot i cs f r om LEAL.

a. Dur i ng t hei r meet i ng, t he CI count ed t he $2, 000i n f r ont of LEAL and handed hi m t he money. I n r etur n, LEAL gave

t he CI t he f ast f ood cup cont ai ni ng t hr ee pl ast i c baggi es:

i nsi de t wo baggi es was a whi t e cr yst al l i ne subst ance, and i nsi de

t he t hi r d was a congeal ed bl ack subst ance. Af t er t he sal e, t he

CI got i n her / hi s car and dr ove away f r om t he mobi l e home par k.

b. Ther eaf t er , I met t he CI at a predet er mi ned meetl ocat i on and col l ect ed t he f ast f ood cup f r om t he CI . A

subsequent f or ensi c exami nat i on conf i r med that t he whi t e

subst ance cont ai ned i n t he f i r st t wo baggi es was appr oxi mat el y


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55. 7 gr ams of 99. 6% pur e methamphetami ne. An addi t i onal

f or ensi c exami nat i on al so conf i r med t hat t he congeal ed bl ack

subst ance cont ai ned i n the t hi r d baggi e was appr oxi mat el y 25. 4

gr ams of a mi xt ur e or subst ance cont ai ni ng a detectabl e amount

of her oi n.

V. PREMISES TO BE SEARCHED42. Thi s af f i davi t i s addi t i onal l y made t o suppor t an

appl i cat i on f or sear ch war r ant s aut hor i zi ng sear ches of t he

SUBJ ECT PREMI SES f or evi dence, i nst r ument al i t i es, and f r ui t s of

vi ol at i ons of t he f ol l owi ng of f enses:

a. Conspi r acy to di st r i but e cont r ol l ed subst ances,i n vi ol at i on of 21 U. S. C. 846;

b. Di st r i but i on of cont r ol l ed subst ances, i nvi ol at i on of 21 U. S. C. 841( a) ( 1) ;

c. Mai nt ai ni ng a dr ug i nvol ved pr emi ses, i nvi ol at i on of 21 U. S. C. 856( a) ( 1) ; and

d. Unl awf ul use of a communi cat i ons f aci l i t y t of aci l i t at e t he above- l i st ed of f enses, i n vi ol at i on of 21 U. S. C.

843( b) ( col l ect i vel y the TARGET OFFENSES) .

43. The premi ses t o be searched ar e l ocat i ons l i st ed i nATTACHMENT A of t hi s af f i davi t , whi ch i s i ncor por at ed her ei n by

r ef erence. The SUBJ ECT PREMI SES i ncl ude al l at t ached and

unat t ached r ooms, at t i cs, gar age and st or age ar eas, saf es,


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l ocker s, br i ef cases, bags, cont ai ner s, t r ash bags, t r ash, t r ash

ar eas and vehi cl es l ocat ed on t he pr oper t i es.

44. As pr evi ousl y st ated, I have been empl oyed as a l awenf orcement of f i cer f or more t han t en years and have been

assi gned t o an FBI Gang Task For ce f or t he past t hr ee year s.

Thr ough my empl oyment , I have devel oped a det ai l ed under st andi ng

of nar cot i cs conspi r aci es and r el at ed i l l egal acti vi t i es

i ncl udi ng t he col l ecti on of nar cot i cs t r af f i cki ng by cr i mi nal

st r eet gangs and t hei r associ at es.

45. Based on my t r ai ni ng, exper i ence, di scussi ons wi t hexper i enced l aw enf or cement of f i cer s and agent s, di scussi ons

wi t h cr i mi nal def endant s and conf i dent i al i nf or mant s, I know

t hat per sons i nvol ved i n nar cot i cs t r af f i cki ng commonl y keep t he

I TEMS TO BE SEI ZED ( descr i bed i n ATTACHMENT B) at t hei r

r esi dences, st ash houses, vehi cl es, l ocat ed at t hei r

r esi dences or st ash houses, or pl aces of busi ness.

46. I al so know, based on my t r ai ni ng and exper i ence, t hatper sons who ar e engaged i n nar cot i cs t r af f i cki ng, l i ke t he

TARGET SUBJ ECTS, as descr i bed her ei n, general l y r emai n i n t he

pr act i ce of t r af f i cki ng i n cont r ol l ed subst ances and f i r ear ms

unt i l appr ehended by l aw enf orcement and theref ore mai nt ai n

quant i t i es of cont r ol l ed subst ances and f i r ear ms at t hei r

r esi dences, i n t hei r vehi cl es, on t hei r per son, and at t hei r

pl aces of busi ness.


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47. I know f r om my t r ai ni ng and exper i ence t hati ndi vi dual s i nvol ved i n t he unl awf ul t r af f i cki ng and

di st r i but i on of i l l egal cont r ol l ed subst ances wi l l of t en use

pager s and cel l ul ar phones i n t he f ur t her ance of t hei r cr i mi nal

act i vi t i es. I know t hat pager s and cel l ul ar phones ar e used so

t hat di st r i but or s of i l l egal cont r ol l ed subst ances and f i r ear ms

can be r eached at any t i me or l ocat i on by the pur chaser s of t he

cont r ol l ed subst ances and f i r ear ms, t her eby not l osi ng any

oppor t uni t i es f or sal es due t o t he i nabi l i t y t o be cont act ed.

Al so, t hi s pr ecl udes t he need f or di st r i but or s t o gi ve

pur chasers t hei r home t el ephone numbers, t hereby decreasi ng t he

r i sks of t hei r i dent i t i es and r esi dences bei ng di scover ed by

per sons who mi ght want t o r ob t hem of t hei r unl awf ul dr ugs,

f i r ear ms or moni es, and/ or any l aw enf or cement of f i ci al who may

be i nvest i gat i ng t hei r unl awf ul acti vi t i es.

48. Fur t her mor e, of t en dur i ng t he cour se of sear chespur suant t o nar cot i cs t r af f i cki ng sear ch war r ant s, pager s and

cel l ul ar phones are f ound whi ch ar e f unct i oni ng and ar e

act i vat ed by suspect ed pot ent i al buyer s of i l l egal nar cot i cs and

f i r ear ms, and t hat i t i s necessar y t o l ook at t he phone number s

di spl ayed on t he pager and/ or cel l ul ar phone, i n t he f ur t her ance

of i nvest i gat i ng t he unl awf ul t r af f i cki ng and di st r i but i on

act i vi t i es of t he subj ect ( s) of t he sear ch war r ant . Ther ef or e,


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I r equest t hat any pager s, cel l ul ar phones, and t he number s and

cont act s cont ai ned i nsi de t hem, be sei zed as i t ems of evi dence.

49. I n t hi s case the TARGET SUBJ ECTS used cel l ul art el ephones t o communi cate wi t h one and other i n f ur t herance of

t he TARGET OFFENSES. As noted above, a moni t or ed and r ecor ded

phone cal l or t ext message bet ween the CI and the TARGET

SUBJ ECTS pr eceded each of t he 12 cont r ol l ed nar cot i cs pur chases.

Thus, based on my t r ai ni ng, exper i ence, and knowl edge of t hi s

i nvest i gat i on, I bel i eve t hat any cel l ul ar t el ephones or di gi t al

devi ces f ound at t he SUJ BECT PREMI SES are l i kel y t o have

evi dence of t he TARGET OFFENSES. As used herei n, t he t erm

di gi t al devi ce i ncl udes any el ect r oni c syst em or devi ce

capabl e of st or i ng or pr ocessi ng dat a i n di gi t al f or m, i ncl udi ng

cent r al pr ocessi ng uni t s; desktop, l apt op, not ebook, and t abl et

comput er s; per sonal di gi t al assi st ant s; wi r el ess communi cat i on

devi ces, such as t el ephone pagi ng devi ces, beeper s, mobi l e

t el ephones, and smar t phones; di gi t al camer as; per i pher al

i nput / out put devi ces, such as keyboar ds, pr i nt er s, scanner s,

pl ot t er s, moni t or s, and dr i ves i nt ended f or r emovabl e medi a;

r el at ed communi cat i ons devi ces, such as modems, r out er s, cabl es,

and connect i ons; st or age medi a, such as har d di sk dr i ves, f l oppy

di sks, memor y car ds, opt i cal di sks, and magnet i c t apes used t o

st or e di gi t al dat a ( excl udi ng anal og t apes such as VHS) ; and

secur i t y devi ces. Based on my knowl edge, t r ai ni ng, and


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exper i ence, as wel l as i nf or mat i on r el at ed t o me by agent s and

ot her s i nvol ved i n t he f or ensi c exami nat i on of di gi t al devi ces,

I know t hat dat a i n di gi t al f or m can be st or ed on a var i et y of

di gi t al devi ces and t hat dur i ng t he sear ch of a pr emi ses i t i s

not al ways possi bl e t o sear ch di gi t al devi ces f or di gi t al dat a

f or a number of r easons, i ncl udi ng t he f ol l owi ng:

a. Sear chi ng di gi t al devi ces can be a hi ghl y

t echni cal pr ocess t hat r equi r es speci f i c exper t i se and

speci al i zed equi pment . Ther e ar e so many t ypes of di gi t al

devi ces and sof t war e pr ogr ams i n use t oday t hat i t i s i mpossi bl e

t o br i ng t o t he sear ch si t e al l of t he necessar y t echni cal

manual s and speci al i zed equi pment necessary t o conduct a

t hor ough sear ch. I n addi t i on, i t may be necessary t o consul t

wi t h speci al l y t r ai ned per sonnel who have speci f i c exper t i se i n

t he t ypes of di gi t al devi ces, oper at i ng syst ems, or sof t war e

appl i cat i ons t hat ar e bei ng sear ched.

b. Di gi t al dat a i s par t i cul ar l y vul ner abl e t o

i nadver t ent or i nt ent i onal modi f i cat i on or dest r uct i on.

Sear chi ng di gi t al devi ces can r equi r e t he use of pr eci se,

sci ent i f i c pr ocedur es t hat ar e desi gned t o mai nt ai n t he

i nt egr i t y of di gi t al dat a and t o r ecover hi dden, er ased,

compr essed, encr ypt ed, or passwor d- pr ot ect ed dat a. As a r esul t ,

a cont r ol l ed envi r onment , such as a l aw enf or cement l abor at or y


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or si mi l ar f aci l i t y, i s essent i al t o conduct i ng a compl et e and

accur at e anal ysi s of dat a st or ed on di gi t al devi ces.

c. The vol ume of data st ored on many di gi t al devi ces

wi l l t ypi cal l y be so l ar ge t hat i t wi l l be hi ghl y i mpr acti cal t o

sear ch f or dat a dur i ng t he physi cal sear ch of t he pr emi ses. A

si ngl e megabyte of st or age space i s t he equi val ent of 500

doubl e- spaced pages of t ext . A si ngl e gi gabyte of st or age

space, or 1, 000 megabytes, i s t he equi val ent of 500, 000 doubl e-

spaced pages of t ext . St or age devi ces capabl e of st or i ng 500 or

more gi gabyt es are now commonpl ace. Consequent l y, j ust one

devi ce mi ght cont ai n t he equi val ent of 250 mi l l i on pages of

dat a, whi ch, i f pr i nt ed out , woul d compl et el y f i l l t hr ee 35 x

35 x 10 r ooms to t he cei l i ng. Fur t her , a 500 gi gabyte dr i ve

coul d cont ai n as many as appr oxi matel y 450 f ul l r un movi es or

450, 000 songs.

d. El ect r oni c f i l es or r emnant s of such f i l es can be

r ecover ed mont hs or even year s af t er t hey have been downl oaded

ont o a har d dr i ve, del et ed, or vi ewed vi a t he I nt er net .

El ect r oni c f i l es saved t o a har d dr i ve can be st or ed f or year s

wi t h l i t t l e or no cost . Even when such f i l es have been del et ed,

t hey can be recover ed mont hs or year s l at er usi ng r eadi l y-

avai l abl e f or ensi cs tool s. Nor mal l y, when a per son del et es a

f i l e on a comput er , t he dat a cont ai ned i n t he f i l e does not

act ual l y di sappear ; r at her , t hat dat a r emai ns on t he har d dr i ve


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unt i l i t i s over wr i t t en by new dat a. Ther ef or e, del et ed f i l es,

or r emnant s of del et ed f i l es, may resi de i n f r ee space or sl ack

space, i . e. , space on a har d dr i ve t hat i s not al l ocat ed t o an

act i ve f i l e or t hat i s unused af t er a f i l e has been al l ocat ed t o

a set bl ock of st or age space, f or l ong per i ods of t i me bef or e

t hey ar e over wr i t t en. I n addi t i on, a comput er s oper at i ng

syst em may al so keep a recor d of del eted data i n a swap or

r ecover y f i l e. Si mi l ar l y, f i l es t hat have been vi ewed on t he

I nt er net ar e of t en aut omat i cal l y downl oaded i nt o a t empor ar y

di r ect or y or cache. The br owser t ypi cal l y mai nt ai ns a f i xed

amount of har d dr i ve space devot ed t o t hese f i l es, and t he f i l es

ar e onl y over wr i t t en as t hey ar e r epl aced wi t h mor e r ecent l y

downl oaded or vi ewed cont ent . Thus, t he abi l i t y t o r et r i eve

r esi due of an el ect r oni c f i l e f r om a har d dr i ve depends l ess on

when t he f i l e was downl oaded or vi ewed t han on a part i cul ar

user s oper at i ng syst em, st or age capaci t y, and comput er habi t s.

Recover y of r esi due of el ect r oni c f i l es f r om a har d dr i ve

r equi r es speci al i zed t ool s and a cont r ol l ed l abor at or y

envi r onment . Recover y al so can r equi r e subst ant i al t i me.

e. Al t hough some of t he r ecor ds cal l ed f or by t hi s

warr ant mi ght be f ound i n t he f orm of user - generated document s

( such as wor d pr ocessi ng, pi ct ur e, and movi e f i l es) , di gi t al

devi ces can cont ai n ot her f or ms of el ect r oni c evi dence as wel l .

I n par t i cul ar , r ecor ds of how a di gi t al devi ce has been used,


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what i t has been used f or , who has used i t , and who has been

r esponsi bl e f or cr eat i ng or mai nt ai ni ng r ecor ds, document s,

pr ogr ams, appl i cat i ons and mat er i al s cont ai ned on t he di gi t al

devi ces ar e, as descr i bed f ur t her i n t he at t achment s, cal l ed f or

by t hi s war r ant . Those r ecor ds wi l l not al ways be f ound i n

di gi t al dat a t hat i s neat l y segr egabl e f r om t he har d dr i ve i mage

as a whol e. Di gi t al dat a on t he har d dr i ve not cur r ent l y

associ at ed wi t h any f i l e can pr ovi de evi dence of a f i l e t hat was

once on t he har d dr i ve but has s i nce been del et ed or edi t ed, or

of a del et ed por t i on of a f i l e ( such as a par agr aph t hat has

been del et ed f r om a wor d pr ocessi ng f i l e) . Vi r t ual memor y

pagi ng syst ems can l eave di gi t al dat a on t he har d dr i ve t hat

show what t asks and pr ocesses on t he computer were r ecent l y

used. Web br owser s, e- mai l pr ogr ams, and chat pr ogr ams of t en

st or e conf i gur at i on dat a on t he har d dr i ve t hat can r eveal

i nf ormat i on such as onl i ne ni cknames and passwords. Operat i ng

syst ems can r ecor d addi t i onal dat a, such as t he at t achment of

per i pher al s, t he at t achment of USB f l ash st or age devi ces, and

t he t i mes the comput er was i n use. Comput er f i l e syst ems can

r ecor d data about t he dates f i l es were cr eat ed and t he sequence

i n whi ch t hey were cr eat ed. Thi s data can be evi dence of a

cri me, i ndi cat e t he i dent i t y of t he user of t he di gi t al devi ce,

or poi nt t owar d t he exi st ence of evi dence i n ot her l ocat i ons.

Recover y of t hi s dat a r equi r es speci al i zed t ool s and a


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cont r ol l ed l abor at or y envi r onment , and al so can r equi r e

subst ant i al t i me.

f . Fur t her , evi dence of how a di gi t al devi ce has

been used, what i t has been used f or , and who has used i t , may

be t he absence of par t i cul ar dat a on a di gi t al devi ce. For

exampl e, t o r ebut a cl ai m t hat t he owner of a di gi t al devi ce was

not r esponsi bl e f or a par t i cul ar use because t he devi ce was

bei ng cont r ol l ed r emot el y by mal i ci ous sof t war e, i t may be

necessary to show t hat mal i ci ous sof t ware t hat al l ows someone

el se t o cont r ol t he di gi t al devi ce r emot el y i s not pr esent on

t he di gi t al devi ce. Evi dence of t he absence of par t i cul ar dat a

on a di gi t al devi ce i s not segr egabl e f r om t he di gi t al devi ce.

Anal ysi s of t he di gi t al devi ce as a whol e to demonst r at e t he

absence of par t i cul ar dat a r equi r es speci al i zed t ool s and a

cont r ol l ed l abor at or y envi r onment , and can requi r e subst ant i al

t i me.

g. Ot her t han what has been descr i bed herei n, t o my

knowl edge, t he Uni t ed St ates has not at t empt ed t o obt ai n t hi s

dat a by other means.

50. I know f r om my t r ai ni ng and exper i ence t hati ndi vi dual s i nvol ved i n t he t r af f i cki ng and di st r i but i on of

i l l egal cont r ol l ed subst ances commonl y keep and mai nt ai n r ecor ds

per t ai ni ng t o t hei r i l l egal act i vi t i es. These i ncl ude dat a on

dr ug quant i t i es and f i r ear ms bought and sol d cust omers and


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cr i mi nal associ at es, dr ug and f i r ear m debt s, and asset s obt ai ned

wi t h dr ug and f i r ear m pr oceeds and pr of i t s. Such r ecor ds ar e

commonl y kept at t he premi ses wher e t he drugs ar e packaged and

sol d, and of t en secur ed i n saf es, l ock boxes, f i l es, and ot her

secur e or conceal ed l ocat i ons not i n t he i mmedi at e vi ci ni t y of

t he i l l egal cont r ol l ed subst ances and f i r ear ms. These per sons

wi l l of t en keep or mai nt ai n dr ugs, f i r ear ms, r ecor ds and

pr oceeds i n di f f er ent r ooms, bui l di ngs, gar ages, l ocat i ons, and

vehi cl es associ at ed wi t h t he ongoi ng cr i mi nal ent er pr i se. Thi s

f aci l i t at es easy access f or t he t r af f i cker and/ or di st r i but or of

t he i l l egal cont r ol l ed subst ances and f i r ear ms, whi l e af f or di ng

pr ot ect i on f r om unwant ed di scover y. These r ecor ds i ncl ude

l edger s, addr ess books, t el ephone t ol l r ecor ds, not es, messages,

phot ogr aphs, and vi deo f i l ms, i ndi cat i ng dr ug and f i r ear m sal es,

debt s, and cr i mi nal af f i l i at es.

51. I know f r om my t r ai ni ng and exper i ence t hat per sonsi nvol ved i n t he manuf act ur i ng and/ or del i ver y of i l l egal

cont r ol l ed subst ances of t en t i mes keep amount s of cash on hand.

Thi s i s because of t he l ucr at i ve nat ure of t he busi ness, t he

f act t hat i t i s a cash busi ness and t he need t o accumul ate money

i n or der t o r e- suppl y t hemsel ves. I t i s al so necessar y t o keep

cash on hand to conduct addi t i onal t r ansact i ons, make changes,

and pay dr ug debt s. As descr i bed above, I bel i eve t hat t he

TARGET SUBJ ECTS, ar e i nvol ved i n ongoi ng di st r i but i on of


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cont r ol l ed subst ances and f i r ear ms and accept cash f or payment ,

t her ef or e, i t i s mor e l i kel y t han not , t hat cash ( money) wi l l be

f ound at t he l ocat i ons descr i bed.

52. I know f r om my t r ai ni ng and exper i ence t hat per sonsi nvol ved i n t he t r af f i cki ng and di st r i but i on of i l l egal

cont r ol l ed subst ances commonl y use packagi ng mater i al s and

scal es t o re- package the cont r ol l ed subst ances i nt o smal l er

quant i t i es t o sel l t o i ndi vi dual pur chaser s, and t hat t hese

packagi ng mat er i al s and scal es wi l l be f ound at t he same

l ocat i on as t he cont r ol l ed subst ances. Because t he TARGET

SUBJ ECTS ar e i nvol ved i n t he t r af f i cki ng and di st r i but i on of

cont r ol l ed subst ances, i t i s mor e l i kel y t han not t hat packagi ng

mat er i al and scal es wi l l be f ound at t he l ocat i ons. I n

addi t i on, sel l ers of methamphetami ne usual l y mi x methamphet ami ne

wi t h ot her subst ances i n or der t o di l ut e i t and add t o i t s

wei ght . I know t hat subst ances such as MSM

( Met hysul f onyl met hane) ar e somet i mes added t o met hamphet ami ne.

I know t hat equi pment such as scal es, si f t er s, hammer s,

gr i nder s, r azor bl ades, gl ass panes, mi r r or s, ki l o or pound

pr esses, heat seal er s, heat seal abl e bags, zi p- l ock bags, paper

bi ndl es and baggi es ar e needed to pr epar e cont r ol l ed subst ances

i ncl udi ng methamphetami ne, cocai ne and heroi n f or sal e. I know

t hat met hamphet ami ne; cocai ne and her oi n ar e of t en mi xed and


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packaged i n t he sel l er s r esi dence, at a st ash house, and

somet i mes i n a vehi cl e.

53. I know f r om my t r ai ni ng and exper i ence t hati ndi vi dual s i nvol ved i n t he t r af f i cki ng and di st r i but i on of

i l l egal cont r ol l ed subst ances and f i r ear ms of t en hi de nar cot i cs

and f i r ear ms i n many pl aces i nsi de and out si de thei r associ at ed

r esi dences, i ncl udi ng vehi cl es, mat t r esses, saf es, i nner wal l s,

bat hr oom f ans, out bui l di ngs, gar ages, gar dens, l awns, t he

gr ound, and secret compar t ment s. I am t heref or e seeki ng t o

sear ch al l ar eas of t he ment i oned pr emi ses, and t he cur t i l age

t her ei n i ncl udi ng any vehi cl es on t he pr oper t y. Nar cot i cs

t r af f i cker s use var i ous l ocat i ons t o ser ve di f f er ent f unct i ons

so t hat cust omer s, t hi eves, and l aw enf or cement of f i cer s do not

l ear n about any one l ocat i on wher e l ar ge quant i t i es of

nar cot i cs, f i r ear ms, money and/ or ot her dr ug and f i r ear m r el at ed

asset s, ar e st or ed. Ther ef or e, one or mor e l ocat i ons, i ncl udi ng

a vehi cl e, ar e of t en used t o st or e l esser amount s of nar cot i cs,

money, and/ or dr ugs, r el at ed asset s, whi l e addi t i onal l ocat i ons

are used t o meet cust omers.

54. I know f r om my t r ai ni ng and exper i ence t hat cel lphones ( and t hei r cont ent s) pager s ( and t hei r cont ent s) , dr ug

r ecor ds, packagi ng mat er i al , and weapons ( i ncl udi ng r i f l es,

shot guns, handguns and ammuni t i on) are t ool s of t he t r ade and

i nst r ument al i t i es of t he cr i me of manuf act ur i ng, del i ver i ng, and


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t r af f i cki ng i l l egal nar cot i cs. I am t her ef or e seeki ng t o sei ze

t hese i t ems.

55. Based on my t r ai ni ng and exper i ence, and speaki ng wi t hl aw enf or cement of f i ci al s f ami l i ar wi t h i ndi vi dual s who t r af f i c

i n cont r ol l ed subst ances, I know t hat peopl e who sel l cont r ol l ed

subst ances wi l l somet i mes use vehi cl es not r egi st er ed t o t hem

and use mul t i pl e addr esses f or t hei r r esi dences t o at t empt t o

t hwar t pol i ce i nvest i gat i ons, i ncl udi ng t he addr ess of

r el at i ves. Based on my t r ai ni ng and exper i ence, and speaki ng

wi t h l aw enf or cement of f i ci al s f ami l i ar wi t h i ndi vi dual s who

t r af f i c i n cont r ol l ed subst ances of t en wi l l not updat e t hei r

addr ess i n an ef f or t t o di sgui se t hei r t r ue r esi dences f r om l aw

enf orcement .

56. Based on my t r ai ni ng and exper i ence, I know t hatpeopl e who sel l cont r ol l ed subst ances, namel y cr i mi nal st r eet

gang members, of t en possess f i r ear ms, ammuni t i on, and rel ated

equi pment t o pr ot ect t hei r dr ugs, dr ug pr oceeds and per sonal

possessi ons pur chased wi t h dr ug pr oceeds, and t o use f or

pur poses of enf orcement agai nst r i val gang members and dr ug

di st r i but or s who may seek t o encr oach on t he gang' s t er r i t or y.

57. Based on my t r ai ni ng and exper i ence, nar cot i ct r af f i cker s mai nt ai n books, r ecor ds, cust omer s l i st s, r ecei pt s,

not es, l edger s and ot her paper s, f or extended per i ods of t i me,

r el at i ng t o t he t r anspor t at i on, or der i ng, sal es and di st r i but i on


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of cont r ol l ed subst ances and equi pment , even t hough such

document s may be i n code. Traf f i cker s al so commonl y f r ont

dr ugs t o thei r cust omer s, whi ch r equi r es document at i on t o ensure

accur at e r ecor di ng of such t r ansact i ons.

58. Evi dence l i nki ng t he TARGET SUBJ ECTS t o t he SUBJ ECTPREMI SES. Dur i ng t hi s i nvest i gat i on, l aw enf or cement f ound t he

f ol l owi ng evi dence l i nki ng the TARGET SUBJ ECTS t o t he SUBJ ECT

PREMI SES:

a. ARMENDARI Z S RESI DENCE. Locat ed at 320 Fr ankl i nLane, Vent ur a, Cal i f or ni a 93001, and i s bel i eved t o be

ARMENDARI Z r esi dence ( ARMENDARI Z RESI DENCE) . The r esi dence

i s f ur t her descr i bed as a si ngl e st or y r esi dence wi t h l i ght

green wood and green wood t r i m, and a gray composi t e r oof . The

r esi dence has a 3 chai n l i nk f ence ar ound t he yar d and t he

number 320 are af f i xed t o the chai n l i nk f ence i n bl ack

numbers. The r esi dence has a br own east f aci ng door . There i s

a det ached gar age t hat i s east of t he r esi dence. I bel i eve t he

r esi dence t o be ARMENDARI Z r esi dence ( ARMENDARI Z RESI DENCE)

based on my r evi ew of ARMENDARI Z Cal i f orni a Depar t ment of Mot or

Vehi cl es ( DMV) dr i ver s l i cense i nf or mat i on, whi ch l i st ed

ARMENDARI Z S RESI DENCE as ARMENDARI Z cur r ent r esi dence. On

November 12, 2013, I conduct ed sur vei l l ance at ARMENDARI Z S

RESI DENCE and saw ARMENDARI Z exi t 320 Fr ankl i n Lane. I al so saw

a bl ack 2001 Li ncol n, bear i ng Cal i f or ni a l i cense pl at e number


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5PNM242, parked i n t he dr i veway of ARMENDARI Z RESI DENCE. On

November 13, 2013, I al so r evi ewed the DMV vehi cl e regi st r at i on

r ecor ds of a 2001 Li ncol n 4D, bear i ng Cal i f or ni a l i cense pl at e

number 5PNM242. These recor ds l i st ed AREMENDARI Z as t he

vehi cl e s r egi st ered owner and AREMNDARI Z RESI DENCE as t he

vehi cl e s r egi st er ed addr ess.

b. LEAL S RESI DENCE. Located at 246 East Barnet tSt r eet , Vent ur a, Cal i f or ni a 93001. The r esi dence i s f ur t her

descr i bed as a si ngl e st or y r esi dence wi t h t eal st ucco ext er i or

and whi t e wood t r i m, and a gr ay composi t e r oof . The r esi dence

has a bl ack nort h f aci ng door and t he number 246 ar e af f i xed

t o t he whi t e wood t r i m above t he f r ont door i n bl ack number s.

Ther e i s a det ached gar age t hat i s sout h of t he r esi dence.

Ther e i s a mot or home t hat i s par ked i n t he dr i ve way west of

t he r esi dence. Addi t i onal l y, t her e ar e no ot her mot or homes

parked on t he pr opert y. I spoke wi t h t he CI on November 12,

2013, and t he CI conf i r med t hat LEAL i s l i vi ng i n t he mot or home

t hat i s par ked i n t he dr i veway of 246 East Bar net t St r eet ,

Vent ur a, Cal i f or ni a. On November 11, 2013, I conduct ed

sur vei l l ance at 246 East Bar net t St r eet , Vent ur a, Cal i f or ni a

93001. I obser ved LEAL exi t t he motor home and get i nt o t he

dr i ver s seat of a gr een Toyot a Camr y, bear i ng l i cense pl at e

number 6XQN210, whi ch i s r egi st ered t o LEAL ( LEAL s VEHI CLE) .

As pr evi ousl y st at ed i n t hi s af f i davi t , LEAL sol d t he CI 55. 7


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grams of 99. 6% pur e met hamphet ami ne and 25. 4 gr ams of a mi xt ure

or subst ance cont ai ni ng a detectabl e amount of heroi n on J une

18, 2013. LEAL dr ove t o t hi s nar cot i cs t r ansact i on i n LEAL s

VEHI CLE.

c. MOLI NA S RESI DENCE. Locat ed at 10829 Del Nor t eSt r eet #3, Vent ur a, Cal i f or ni a 93004. The r esi dence i s f ur t her

descr i bed as a t wo- st or y condo uni t wi t hi n a mul t i - uni t

apar t ment bui l di ng wi t h a t an st ucco exter i or , br own wood t r i m,

and a brown composi t e r oof . The r esi dence has a br own nor t h

f aci ng door and t he number 3 i s af f i xed t o t he door i n bl ack

number s. The name of t he apar t ment compl ex Haci enda Vi l l as

10829 i s post ed on a si gn at t he ent r ance of t he dr i ve way.

Apar t ment 3 i s t he t hi r d uni t on t he sout h si de of a r ow of

apar t ment s. As pr evi ousl y st at ed i n t hi s af f i davi t , MOLI NA sol dt he CI 56. 0 gr ams of 100% pur e met hamphet ami ne on Mar ch 12,

2013. The CI met MOLI NA f or t hi s t r ansact i on at MOLI NA S

RESI DENCE, 10829 Del Nort e St r eet #3, Vent ur a, Cal i f orni a 93004.

On November 12, 2013, t he CI spoke wi t h MOLI NA i nsi de MOLI NA S

RESI DENCE and conf i r med t he MOLI NA was cur r ent l y l i vi ng at 10829

Del Nor t e St r eet #3, Vent ur a, Cal i f or ni a.

d. ARRI ETA S RESI DENCE. Located at 839 Ki ng

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