LANCASTER – Drugs, firearms and fighting birds were seized Thursday morning when authorities raided a local home.
The search warrant was served around 10:10 a.m. Thursday in the 48000 block of 105th Street East, in an unincorporated area northeast of Lancaster. The warrant was the culmination of an investigation into alleged cockfighting on the property, according to Lt. John Voza, of the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Bureau.
At least 27 fighting and breeding roosters were taken from the home.
“The birds appeared to be in good shape, but had been prepped for fighting, by cutting their wattles and combs,” Voza said in a press release.
Authorities also seized four handguns, two rifles and one pound of marijuana, Voza stated.
Two suspects were taken into custody for misdemeanor warrants not related to the search. Luis A. Juarez, 31, of Lancaster is being held on a “no bail” warrant, while 23-year-old Lancaster resident Richard Aguirre is being held in lieu of $31,000 bail, according to Voza.
Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) personnel were also at the location to investigate the living conditions of several children at the residence. DCFS interviewed 10 children, but did not take the children into protective custody.
“Investigators will continue their investigation regarding the primary suspects,” Voza said in a press release.
Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s COPS Bureau at 323- 981-5300 or Lieutenant Lieberman at 323-627-8137.
To remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477.
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Notagain says
4 handguns? IT APPEARS THATS THERE 5 HANDGUNS AN THE TWO RIFFLES! BOTTOM LINE! GLAD THEY GOT CAUGHT!! AN JUST LIKE THEM TWO, THERE’S MORE OUT HERE JUST LIKE THEM!!
Had it up to HERE says
Why the defenseless dogs and roosters? These “tough guys” should fight each other.
BTW……excellent point Germ!
Jason Zink says
When I was in Cabo San Lucas/San Jose Mexico Cockfighting was the main event @ the local fair. Now that we have such a heavy Ethnic population maybe LA County should do a billboard camping so people get educated and realize what it is and know it is not exceptable here.
Nobody cares about marijuana officers watch CNN special Sunday today on the truth about it and the lies and how it is making a differents. I do not smoke it but we can no longer make this a crime to have it get educated.
Germ says
That rifle(unless it has a bullet button, doubtful) and that mag are illegal here, I bet those pistols have mags that hold mre then ten rounds too. While gun laws rescrict law abiding citizens criminals are running around with the same stuff the government uses. see how that works, that’s sweet isn’t. Only government officials deserve the same level of protection, seeing as how all California democrats exempted themselfs from gun laws. Elitist society anyone?
Germ says
Mind my grammar errors, it’s 12am.
Gun Pedia says
For what it’s worth there is no law stating that you cannot possess a magazine that holds more than ten rounds for a pistol. You can own one and use it to your hearts content, but you cannot sell, loan, manufacture, trade, etc etc a high capacity magazine. Go look up the PC yourself.