November 30, 2023 - Chowchilla Police Department officials report that on Monday at approximately 9:05 PM, Chowchilla PD officers were patrolling the area of Chowchilla Blvd. and Avenue 24 1/2 when they conducted a traffic stop of a vehicle, they saw commit a vehicle code violation.

During the stop, a police K-9 trained in narcotics detection alerted to the presence of narcotics in the vehicle. The two occupants were detained and during a probable cause search of the vehicle officers located drug paraphernalia and a sawed-off shotgun.

The passenger, 41-year-old Jorge Oseguera Villalobos, was ultimately arrested for the following charges: being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, possession of a loaded firearm while in possession of a controlled substance, possession of a loaded firearm in a vehicle, possession of a controlled substance, and possession of drug paraphernalia. He was later booked into the Madera County Jail.

Source & photo: Chowchilla Police Department