Law enforcement agents arrested 18 gang members and seized drugs and a gun during an overnight probation compliance sweep in San Marcos that ended Saturday.
Officers from several agencies, acting as the North County Law Enforcement Alliance, conducted the probation sweep at 10 p.m. Friday in San Marcos, Sgt. Matt Blumenthal said.
Officers made 11 felony arrests and seven misdemeanor arrests in the sweep that targeted known gangs and gang members in San Marcos, Blumenthal said.
Officers also seized 418 grams of methamphetamine, small amounts of heroin and marijuana and a .22-caliber semi-automatic handgun with a destroyed serial number.
“The NCLEA was established in early 2014 to combat the rising gang- related crimes that transcended jurisdiction boundaries and traditional gang turfs in northern San Diego County,” Blumenthal said.
Participating agencies in the NCLEA are the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department and Probation Department and the Oceanside, Carlsbad and Escondido police departments.
—City News Service
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