TULARE COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - Four men were arrested after a county-wide drug bust in Tulare County Friday morning, deputies announced.
According to the Tulare County Sheriff's Office, around 7 a.m. several search warrants were served across Porterville, Tulare, Poplar, and Earlimart with a
ssistance from Porterville police, the Department of Corrections, California Fish and Game, and the Kern County Sheriff's Office.
Detectives report during the searches they found illegal weed and cocaine sales, seized about 800 marijuana plants, and recovered several firearms.
Deputies say the following four active Norteño gang members were arrested:
24-year-old Carlos Farfan
24-year-old David Vielma
25-year-old Fernando Moreno-Morales
35-year-old Alejandro Gutierrez
Investigators say all four men were wanted in connection to the illicit drug trade.
Anyone with information regarding this case is asked to contact Detective E. Garcia and Detective Morales with the Tulare County Sheriff's Office at 559-733-6218. ...read more read less