Deputies seize guns, drugs

An alleged gang member is behind bars following a traffic stop Tuesday night, near Gorman, which netted a seizure of guns and drugs, according to sheriff’s officials.

About 11:45 p.m. Tuesday, a deputy with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station carried out a traffic stop on Frazier Mountain Park Road, said Shirley Miller, spokeswoman for the SCV Sheriff’s Station.

The driver, a 32-year-old adult man, was initially found to be driving on a suspended license for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

“But then, the deputy learned that the Long Beach man was a gang member, had two loaded firearms in his car and was in possession of cocaine, and a large quantity of marijuana,” Miller said Friday.

The Long Beach man was arrested on three felony charges, and two misdemeanor charges. His vehicle was towed, after deputies seized firearms and narcotics from the vehicle as evidence, according to deputies.

The suspect was then transported to the SCV Sheriff’s Station jail.

Gorman is located in the northernmost part of the area SCV deputies patrol.

“Although small, it’s an important place to check for criminals because it is ‘one of the most continuously used roadside rest stops in California which means — thousands of motorists pass through there daily,” Miller said.