Man is arrested for selling drugs on social media

By El Latino newsroom
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Last Tuesday the Ventura County Sheriff’s Pharmaceutical Crimes Unit (PCU), concluded an investigation that led to the arrest of Yassine Ayouch for selling narcotics utilizing social media applications.

During April, PCU detectives developed information that Ayouch was using various social media sites to advertise narcotics for sale and to set up drug transactions with customers in Ventura county. 

Based on follow up investigation, PCU detectives determined Ayouch was wanted on a felony arrest warrant for a probation violation and obtained a search warrant for his residence in the 1400 block of Flora Lane in Oxnard. 

With the assistance of GVRP detectives, PCU contacted Ayouch via social media and arranged to meet with him for a narcotics transaction in the City of Oxnard. 

Ayouch arrived at the designated location and was arrested on the warrant. 

At the time of his arrest, he was also in possession of counterfeit pills containing fentanyl.

Detectives served the search warrant at his residence and seized 5716 counterfeit pills containing fentanyl, scales, packaging material, a money counter, and $5,682 dollars.

Ayouch was arrested for Possession for Sales of a Controlled Substance, Sales of a Controlled Substance and the felony warrant, and was booked into the Ventura County Jail.

The suspect is currently in custody without bail due to his violation of probation warrant. 

The public may contact investigators from the Ventura County Interagency Pharmaceutical Crimes Unit at (805) 383-8700 or [email protected] with additional information about this case, or any other information related to narcotics. 

The VCSO is an active member of the County Opioid Abuse

Suppression Taskforce (COAST), and comprehensive information can be found at www.VenturaCountyResponds.org.