Ventura County Sheriff's Department

Locations: 3600 Block of Orange Drive, Nyeland Acres
Date: June 25, 2009
Unit Responsible: Special Services Bureau / Narcotics Unit

(S)uspects, (V)ictims, (W)itnesses, City of residence, Age
Arturo Aguilar, Oxnard, 32

Sheriff’s narcotics investigators received information that Arturo Aguilar of Nyeland Acres was involved in methamphetamine sales from his residence. Investigators obtained a search warrant for Aguilar and his residence, and on June 25, a surveillance team observed Aguilar drive from his residence with a young male in the car. Detectives contacted Aguilar and found that the passenger was Aguilar’s 10-year-old son. During the stop, detectives learned that Aguilar had given a quantity of methamphetamine to his son to hold in order to avoid being arrested himself. Aguilar was subsequently arrested for possession of methamphetamine for sale, contributing to the delinquency of a minor, child endangering, and utilizing a minor to sell narcotics. He was booked into the Sheriff’s Main Jail. Approximately 16 grams of methamphetamine was recovered during the investigation.