Detectives from the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department’s Narcotics Team and the Santa Maria Police Department’s Narcotic Suppression Team concluded a several month-long investigation, with the service of a search warrant and the arrest of 22-year-old Santa Maria resident Jesus Lionel Arce Guerrero.
Guerrero was initially contacted while driving his vehicle in the area of Blosser and Carmen Lane about 3 p.m Tuesday. He was found to be in possession of a semi-automatic handgun.
A search warrant then was served at his residence, in the 300 block of West Sunset. About a half-kilo of cocaine and narcotic paraphernalia were found. The street value of the cocaine was about $40,000.
Guerrero was arrested for possession of cocaine for sale and possession of a firearm while in commission of a felony. He was booked into the Santa Barbara County Jail and is being held on $30,000 bail, pending bail review.
— Drew Sugars is a public information officer for the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department.