EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman filed felony charges against three individuals — including two siblings — accused of possessing over 50 pounds of fentanyl with an intent to sell.
“Fentanyl remains the leading cause of death in accidental drug overdose cases in Los Angeles County,” Hochman said. “We will be unrelenting in our pursuit to end this tragedy and bring justice to the countless families who have lost loved ones to fentanyl.”
The California Department of Justice’s Fentanyl Enforcement Program and Downey Police Department investigated the case. The LADA’s Major Narcotics Division is prosecuting it.
Priscilla Gomez, of Torrance, faces three counts of possession for sale of a controlled substance and one count of sale/transportation/offer to sell controlled substance.
Carlos Manuel Mariscal, of Huntington Park, faces two counts of possession for sale of a controlled substance; one count of possession of a silencer; and one count of unlawful possession of ammunition prohibited by a prior conviction.
Gustavo Omar Gomez, of Huntington Park, faces two counts of possession for sale of a controlled substance. He and Priscilla Gomez are siblings.
On Jan. 22, Downey police officers located over 50 pounds of fentanyl and nearly 12 pounds of opium in a car and a Downey apartment. The approximate street value of the seized fentanyl, if sold by the gram, would be between $453,000 to $1.36 million.
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