1K Pounds Of Meth, Cocaine Seized In Buena Park: Prosecutors

ORANGE COUNTY, CA — Two Buena Park men were arrested last month after authorities seized around 1,000 pounds of drugs in what was called the "largest Orange County drug bust in 16 years," the Orange County District Attorney's Office announced Wednesday.

Police seized about 821 pounds of methamphetamine, 190 pounds of cocaine and 21 pounds of fentanyl pills after they stopped a minivan in Buena Park on March 27, District Attorney Todd Spitzer said in a statement.

Edgar Alfonso Lamas, 36, and Carlos Raygozaparedes, 53, were arrested and charged with one felony count of possession of sale of a controlled substance, three felony counts of sale or transportation for sale of a controlled substance and two felony counts of possession of sale of a controlled substance with felony enhancements, the district attorney’s office said.

The men were also charged with two felony enhancements that the controlled substances exceeded 80 kilograms by weight, and two felony enhancements that the controlled substances exceeded 20 kilograms by weight or 400 liters by liquid volume, the news release said.

Both suspects pleaded not guilty to the charges and remained in custody on $5 million bail, the district attorney’s office said. They each face more than 37 years in prison if convicted on all charges.