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Joint Simi Valley Police-DEA Investigation Nets 24 Pounds Of Methamphetamine

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Authorities seize 24 pounds of methamphetamine, make four arrests

A joint DEA-Simi Valley Police investigation led to the seizure of more than 24 pounds of methamphetamine, and four arrests.

The investigation is still underway, but narcotics detectives have been working on the case for several weeks. Simi Valley Police say it was a drug dealing operation involving people from Los Angeles and Kern Counties who were importing drugs into Ventura County.

The drug seizure and arrests took place May 18th, but they were kept under wraps so the hunt for more suspects could continue. The methamphetamine has a street value of a half million dollars.

Lance Orozco has been News Director of KCLU since 2001, providing award-winning coverage of some of the biggest news events in the region, including the Thomas and Woolsey brush fires, the deadly Montecito debris flow, the Borderline Bar and Grill attack, and Ronald Reagan's funeral.