Sixteen people were arrested when Vallejo police executed search warrants following a yearlong investigation into drug activity near downtown, officials said Friday.
The searches were conducted at two residences in the 600 block of Indiana Street, in the Old City neighborhood on Nov. 6, police said on social media.
“The investigation followed repeated complaints involving suspected narcotics sales and drug use at the properties,” the Vallejo Police Department said. “Throughout the year, VPD documented numerous incidents associated with the location, including a reported fentanyl overdose, a shooting, and multiple narcotics-related investigations.”
Eighteen people were detained during the searches and 16 were taken into custody, police said.
Seven had warrants for offenses including burglary, vehicle theft, grand theft, fraudulent checks, assault with a deadly weapon, possession of drug paraphernalia and a parole violation, police said.
The warrants were issued in Solano, Napa, Contra Costa and Los Angeles counties, as well as the California prison system, police said.
The search uncovered suspected methamphetamines, drug paraphernalia and materials used in narcotics packaging, police said.
The properties were boarded up after city Code Enforcement workers inspected the structures and posted them as unsafe, according to police.
“For more than a year, our officers investigated repeated complaints and criminal incidents associated with these properties,” Police Chief Jason Ta said in a statement. “Community members should not have to live with ongoing criminal activity that disrupts their neighborhoods and affects their sense of safety.”