4 arrested in Rancho Cucamonga drug bust; police say investigation involved escaped prisoner

RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. (KABC) -- Four people were arrested Tuesday following a massive narcotics investigation at an upscale neighborhood in Rancho Cucamonga that resulted in several raids and involved an escaped prisoner from out of state, police said.

Multiple law enforcement agencies responded to The Resort housing development near 6th Street and Milliken Avenue, one of several locations where authorities executed search warrants.

Police said four people were arrested and multiple weapons and drugs - including cocaine and M-30 pills that possibly contain fentanyl - were seized during the raid.

"This started from when they got information about some drug trafficking, but then involving an escaped prisoner from out of state," said Ofc. Ryan Railsback with the Riverside Police Department.

While some might be shocked that a large drug trafficking operation was allegedly being carried out in such an upscale community, police are not surprised.

"This drug trade is a big business with a lot of money, so what better way to try to conceal yourself than to blend in with some more upscale neighborhoods that aren't used to seeing that on a regular basis," said Railsback.

Police did not release further details, citing an ongoing investigation but did tell Eyewitness News that more arrest could be made.''