December 10, 2022 - MERCED- Vincent Avila (21) was arrested possession of a stolen firearm & ammunition and possession of controlled substances.
On Thursday, December 8th at 6:00 P.M., Officer E. Vazquez and Officer J. Lopez made a traffic stop on a vehicle for a traffic violation.
Avila was a passenger and agreed to a pat down search. Officers located a loaded .22 semi-auto firearm on his person. The firearm was stolen. Avila was also in possession of eighty tablets of Xanax and fourteen fentanyl tablets.
The items were seized as evidence and Avila was booked into custody at the Merced County Jail.
Case Number: 22-71427
Merced Police are asking anyone with information regarding this incident to contact Officer E. Vazquez at (209) 385-6912 or by email at vazqueze@cityofmerced.org.
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For any emergency call or text 911.
For non-emergency call 209-385-6912.
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Source: Merced Police Department
