The California Department of Justice said it arrested a recycling-center worker on allegations of selling methamphetamine from the recycling center where they worked, and that a suspected buyer was also arrested following a traffic stop in which suspected methamphetamine was found in the buyer’s vehicle.
DOJ said investigators opened the probe after receiving information in October and that, after the traffic stop, they obtained a search warrant for the recycling center; the search recovered approximately 14 grams of suspected methamphetamine in the dealer’s possession. The dealer faces felony charges that the office listed as unlawful possession of methamphetamine and distribution of methamphetamine.
DOJ said the arrests were carried out with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and that the case will be submitted to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office for prosecution. The attorney general’s office identified the Recycle Fraud Team as the unit that targets organized exploitation of California’s Redemption Value fund and said it works in partnership with CalRecycle to detect and dismantle large-scale fraud networks.
Attorney General was quoted in the release; he said, “When bad actors think they've found a clever loophole, they will find that my office is already there, ready to enforce the law. We’re committed to keeping drugs out of California and prosecuting dealers and fraudsters that harm our communities.”
DOJ’s release noted that a criminal complaint contains only allegations and that every defendant is presumed innocent unless or until proven guilty.
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