Surenos Gang Member Arrested in South Lake Tahoe for Narcotics and Illegal Firearms Sales

NEVADA – A multi-agency operation targeting narcotics and illegal firearms sales in the Tahoe Basin led to the arrest of a Surenos gang member on October 30.

Jose Medina, a convicted felon, was arrested at his residence in South Lake Tahoe after he illegally sold FBI Safe Streets Investigators narcotics, firearms, and illegal parts to convert a semi-automatic firearm into an illegal fully automatic firearm.

Medina is on active probation through El Dorado County for being a prohibited person in possession of firearms. During a search of his residence, officers seized cocaine packaged for sale, an illegal short-barreled AR-15 style rifle, a Glock handgun with an illegal 30-round magazine, and illegal parts to convert a semi-automatic firearm into a fully automatic firearm.

Medina is currently being held without bail at the El Dorado County Jail on the following charges, all of which are felonies:

• Prohibited person in possession of a firearm
• Prohibited person in possession of ammunition
• Sales of cocaine
• Sales of methamphetamine
• Possession and transport of machine guns
• Sales of machine guns

The arrest of Jose Medina marked the third arrest of a Surenos gang member in South Lake Tahoe.

Credits: Fox Reno