<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1ljLFn_0w7qnd3L00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1ljLFn_0w7qnd3L00" width="1200" height="641" >IMPERIAL COUNTY — An El Centro man accused of selling drugs and firearms was taken into custody after his arrest by federal, state and local law enforcement agencies on Oct. 4, according to a press release from the Imperial County District Attorney’s office.Three individuals — including main suspect, 33-year-old Joseph John Garcia — were arrested and booked into the Imperial County jail on charges including possession for sale of controlled substances, transportation for sale of controlled substances, possession of controlled substances with a firearm, carrying a loaded handgun on one’s person or vehicle, child abuse, possession of a firearm by a felon and possession of ammunition by a felon. During the operation, numerous firearms along with controlled substances were recovered from the suspect’s vehicle and residence. An address for his residence wasn’t listed, but his arrest was identified as East Commerical Avenue and North Dogwood Road on the eastern edge of the city where a number of industrial locations are situated.Garcia was arraigned on Oct. 11 and his bail was set at $500,000. The preliminary hearing is set for Oct. 25.Information on the other two arrested invidials was not available as part of the press release. No other names attributed to the arrest location showed up in the Imperial County Sheriff’s Office booking report.The enforcement detail involved the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, FBI, Imperial County Sheriff’s Office, El Centro Police Department and Imperial County District Attorney’s office.The investigation and prosecution of the case are both ongoing. The District Attorney’s office urges anyone with additional information to contact the DEA tipline at 619-572-7483, Case Reference No. R6250002.</div></body>

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Feds, State, Local Law Take Down Alleged Drug and Gun Dealer in E.C.

IMPERIAL COUNTY — An El Centro man accused of selling drugs and firearms was taken into custody after his arrest by federal, state and local law enforcement agencies on Oct. 4, according to a press release from the Imperial County District Attorney’s office. Three individuals — including main...