Man with 15 pounds of meth, 2 guns Arrested in Long Beach

On Tuesday, at 3:00 a.m., Long Beach police officers, along with agents from the Drug Enforcement Agency’s Los Angeles Field Office, served a search warrant regarding a narcotics investigation at a residence near the 2300 block of East 15th Street in Long Beach.

During their search, officers seized two firearms and a large quantity of illegal narcotics. This investigation led to the arrest of Javier Rodriguez, a 47-year-old resident of Long Beach who was booked for one count of possession of a controlled substance for sale, one count of prohibited possession of ammunition, one count of possession of an assault weapon, and one count of possession of a felon in possession of a firearm.

Bail was set at $500,000.The investigation is ongoing.