Watch CBS News

Police Recover 18 lbs Of Weed, Pills, Firearms After Investigation

FAIRFIELD (CBS13) — Two people were arrested in connection to a special operations team investigation out of Fairfield Thursday. Police located a large stash of drugs, firearms, and over $2,155 in cash after serving a search warrant for 25-year-old Billy Breedlove's residence.

Breedlove, of Fairfield, has two outstanding arrest warrant for the possession of controlled substances with a loaded firearm and a probation violation as well as for the possession of a concealed firearm, possession of marijuana for sales and another probation violation. He was under investigation by the Fairfield police department and officers served a search warrant at his residence on the 70 block of Villa Court Thursday.

Fairfield Gun Drug Arrest Fairfield Police
(credit: Fairfield Police)

Detectives found the following during the search warrant:

  • 18 pounds of processed marijuana
  • 146 morphine pills
  • 65 hydrocodone pills
  • 548 Xanax pills
  • 29 oxycodone pills
  • 3 pints of promethazine
  • a loaded Glock handgun
  • a loaded AR-15 style short barrel rifle
  • ammunition
  • $2,155 in cash

Alfredo Magana,19, was also detained during the search warrant. Detectives reportedly knew he was a suspect in an armed robbery from Oct. 2018 where prescription-controlled substances similar to those listed above were taken.

Magana was arrested for the outstanding robbery offense and the new narcotic and weapons charges from the search warrant.

View CBS News In
CBS News App Open
Chrome Safari Continue
Be the first to know
Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.