Riverside County drug bust nets 8 arrests

PERRIS, Calif. (KABC) -- Eight people were arrested Saturday after Riverside County sheriff's deputies served a search warrant and found drugs at a Perris home.

Drug task force deputies say they found 3.13 pounds of liquid methamphetamine and 9.1 grams of crystal methamphetamine, a loaded firearm and other evidence at a home on the 1700 block of Opal Drive.

The suspects were arrested for suspicion of numerous violations including maintaining a drug house and possession of methamphetamine for sale.

Five of the suspects were already on probation at the time of their arrest.

Those arrested were identified as Ulices Mendoza, 30, Lena Amparan, 26, Richard Moore, 43, and Carlos Martin, 24, all from Perris; Raul Lopez, 36, Alberto Alvarez, 33, Jaime Mojica, 34, all from Perris; and Brooke Coates, 21, of Murrieta.