Merced – On Friday, August 27th at approximately 9:39 P.M., Merced Police Department officers arrested two suspects for the possession of a controlled substance for sale.
Merced Police Officer Saldivar observed a suspicious vehicle in the unit block alleyway of East 11th St. Several subjects had been walking up to the car to speak with the occupants. Officer Saldivar contacted the occupants of the vehicle and identified them as Xochitl Venegas (42) and Javier Vega (34).
Vega was found to have an outstanding felony warrant for his arrest. A search of the vehicle was conducted and over a pound and a half of methamphetamine were located. Also located was over $1,800 in cash, a digital scale, and packaging material.
Case Number: 21-51796
Vega and Venegas were arrested on multiple drug charges.
Merced Police are asking anyone with any information regarding this crime to contact Officer Saldivar at 209-388-7735 or by email at Saldivarj@CityofMerced.org.
Other ways to contact us or report crime include:
For any emergency call or text 911
For non-emergency call 209-385-6912
Anonymous Tip Line (Non-emergency) call 209-385-4725
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Some crimes can be reported online through the Merced PD website https://www.cityofmerced.org/departments/police
Source: Merced Police Department
