LOWER LAKE >> On Friday afternoon law enforcement officers burst through a fence in Lower Lake and took a 30-year-old resident into custody on drug charges.
The incident stemmed from a lengthy investigation into the travels and activities of Eulises Moya-Gomez. Throughout the month of May detectives with the Napa Special Investigations Bureau (NSIB) developed information that Moya-Gomez, an unemployed Lower Lake resident, was operating as a mid-level methamphetamine source supplying Napa County meth dealers. As a part of the investigation, NSIB Detectives conducted surveillance on Moya as he travelled from Lake County to Napa and surrounding counties.
On Friday NSIB Detectives served a search warrant at Moya-Gomez’ residence in the 11000 block of Yvonne Circle in Lower Lake,. After forcing entry through the fenced property detectives encountered 10 children under the age of 12 and 6 adults on the approximately 1-acre property. The children and adults were determined to be immediate and extended family members.
As Detectives searched an area of the residence under the control of Moya-Gomez and his wife, they located approximately 2 pounds of crystal methamphetamine and evidence of methamphetamine sales, including packaging materials and a digital scale hidden in the ventilation system. The search also yielded over $13,000 in cash hidden in various locations in their bedroom. Detectives with the Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded and assisted in seizing the currency as suspected drug proceeds pursuant to asset forfeiture statutes.
A small indoor marijuana grow was also located in an outbuilding on the property, along with a medical recommendation. No evidence of marijuana sales was located. The marijuana was not seized.
While on scene, NSIB Detectives advised Lake County Children’ Protective Services (CPS) of the circumstances related to the search warrant.
Upon completion of the search warrant service and interviews, NSIB Detectives arrested Eulises Moya-Gomez and arranged to have him transported and booked into the Lake County Jail for possession of methamphetamine for sale.
The amount of methamphetamine seized, which had a wholesale value of approximately $10,000 when sold by the pound and street value of over $54,000 when sold by the gram, was sufficient to impair approximately 9,000 people.
