Soledad police have arrested a 19-year-old man on multiple gun and drug-related charges. They say they are also investigating whether the fentanyl he supposedly had might be linked to area overdoses.
Police said the search warrants were served around 6 a.m. Thursday by officers with Soledad Police, Salinas Valley State Prison, the Correctional Training Facility and the Department of Homeland Security.
Investigators said the warrants were based on a long investigation related to illegal weapons, fentanyl pills and gang activity.
Officers arrested 19-year-old Robert Jasper Ruacho. He is charged with multiple gun and drug-related charges and is booked into the Monterey County Jail.
Police said the investigation is continuing, and there may be more arrests. Anyone with information is asked to call Det. Gomez at 831-223-5159.
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When officers found Ruacho Thursday morning, they said he was asleep and had blue M30 fentanyl pills, which are the same type he allegedly threw out of a car window two weeks prior.
