Firearms busts in South Monterey County

On Friday, June 14, (60) law enforcement personnel from the Cities of Soledad, Greenfield, the California State Parole, USDHS - Homeland Security Investigations (HIS), DEA, California Highway Patrol (K-9 officers and H70 Helicopter), The California Department of Correction and Rehabilitation (Correctional Training Facility and Salinas Valley State Prison), and the Monterey County Department of Probation participated in a multi-jurisdictional targeted suppression operation in the cities of Soledad, Greenfield and South Monterey County. During the operation, a total of four search warrants were served and three subjects were arrested for a variety of charges ranging from possession of machine guns, possession of high capacity magazines and possession of unlawful weapons (dirk or dagger and metal knuckles). In addition, six parole and probation compliance checks were conducted and all parties were found to be in compliance with the conditions of their parole and probation.

The following subjects were arrested for the listed offenses: ongoing efforts to address gang and youth violence in South Monterey County.

1. Eddie Valdez 29 years - (20 counts of possession of a machine gun, 19 counts of
possession of a high capacity rifle and pistol magazines, 11 counts of possession of metal knuckles and two counts of possession of a dirk or dagger).

2. Jacob Albarran 21 years - (One count of possession of a machine gun, seven counts of
possession of high capacity firearm magazines and one count of possession of an unlawful weapon).

3. David Perez 22 years - (One count of possession of a machine gun and one count of
possession of a high capacity firearm magazine).

All three men were booked into the Monterey County Jail for the listed offenses.

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