Crime & Safety
Police: Temecula Man Busted for Running Cocaine Sales Out of Upscale Neighborhood Home
Police say they found "...a significant quantity [of] cocaine, money, packaging and paraphernalia indicative of illicit narcotics sales" inside the Temecula residence.
A man suspected of dealing cocaine out of his home behind the gates of an upscale community in Temecula has been arrested, a sheriff's sergeant said.
Tipsters lead sheriff's deputies to investigate alleged drug dealing in the house on Emerson Way, inside the Auberry Place Community. The deputies obtained a search warrant and served it Friday night at the home of Robert Patrick Marzo, 41.
They found "...a significant quantity [of] cocaine, money, packaging and paraphernalia indicative of illicit narcotics sales," Riverside County sheriff's Sgt. Geoff Green said. Green did not disclosed the exact amount of drugs found.
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Marzo was arrested for suspicion of transporting and possessing a controlled substance and being under the influence of a controlled substance, Green said.
Marzo posted $30,000 bail and was released today, records showed.
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