East Bay drug investigation ends in arrest, seizure of $474,000

OAKLAND An inspection into a man suspected of selling drugs out of his car in East Oakland culminated in his arrest Thursday as well as the seizure of nearly more than pounds of heroin and half a dozen handguns leadership announced Related Articles Assessment underway into deadly dog attack in Fremont Two shot dead in Oakland gas station parking lot Theft of rose bushes from Oakland s Morcom Rose Garden leaves a multitude of upset She was a child A boy was beaten to death in Oakland as men with cash came by to molest his teen mom East Bay shooting sends person to hospital The Alameda County Narcotics Task Force opened the research after fielding numerous complaints from residents according to the Alameda County Sheriff s Office Detectives identified the suspect and obtained warrants for him his residence and associated properties When detectives tried to contact the man Thursday he discarded a grocery bag containing narcotics packaged for sale before being detained the sheriff s office mentioned The warrants were later served at locations in Oakland and San Leandro where detectives seized in U S currency pounds of heroin pounds of cocaine pounds of methamphetamine six handguns and two rifles according to the sheriff s office The man was booked into the Santa Rita Jail in Dublin The sheriff s office commented he is a convicted felon and was out on bail for two prior felonies at the time of his arrest