Midvale neighborhood police raid yields guns, pot, cash and two illegal entrants
By
arizona daily star
Tucson, Arizona | Published: 01.26.2007
advertisementTucson police raided a house in the Midvale Park neighborhood Wednesday afternoon, seizing firearms, a quarter-pound of marijuana, $11,500 in cash, plastic wrapping and a money counter, a department spokesman said.
Two men from Mexico, both illegal entrants, were in the house when police searched it and are now in the custody of the U.S. Border Patrol, said Sgt. Decio Hopffer, a police spokes-man said.
Information from Midvale Park residents led police to the house in the 1900 block of West Nava Drive, near West Valencia and South Mission roads, where they found the drugs and currency about 4:30 p.m., Hopffer said. The firearms in the house included two rifles and a shotgun.
No arrests have been made, but charges may be issued later, Hopffer said.
The Tucson Police Department deployed more officers to the Southwest Side neighborhood after a series of home invasions and violent crime in past months led residents to ask for more police.
At this point, it's too early in the investigation to link the people in the house to other crimes in the area, Hopffer said.
???œ Contact reporter Dale Quinn at 629-9412 or dquinn@azstarnet.com.
By Dale Quinn
By
arizona daily star
Tucson, Arizona | Published: 01.26.2007
advertisementTucson police raided a house in the Midvale Park neighborhood Wednesday afternoon, seizing firearms, a quarter-pound of marijuana, $11,500 in cash, plastic wrapping and a money counter, a department spokesman said.
Two men from Mexico, both illegal entrants, were in the house when police searched it and are now in the custody of the U.S. Border Patrol, said Sgt. Decio Hopffer, a police spokes-man said.
Information from Midvale Park residents led police to the house in the 1900 block of West Nava Drive, near West Valencia and South Mission roads, where they found the drugs and currency about 4:30 p.m., Hopffer said. The firearms in the house included two rifles and a shotgun.
No arrests have been made, but charges may be issued later, Hopffer said.
The Tucson Police Department deployed more officers to the Southwest Side neighborhood after a series of home invasions and violent crime in past months led residents to ask for more police.
At this point, it's too early in the investigation to link the people in the house to other crimes in the area, Hopffer said.
???œ Contact reporter Dale Quinn at 629-9412 or dquinn@azstarnet.com.
By Dale Quinn
