American among four held after raid on home

By Sandra Dibble
Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at 2 a.m.

TIJUANA — A U.S. citizen was among four people in custody yesterday after a military raid on a residence in the suburban seaside enclave of San Antonio del Mar.

Ricardo Valenzuela Lizarraga, 21, who was born in Los Angeles, was being held at Morelos Military Base with three Mexican suspects arrested late Monday.

The soldiers also seized more than 6,000 pounds of crystal methamphetamine and 18 weapons, including a fragmentation grenade, according to a military statement.

San Antonio del Mar has about 300 full-time residents, a mix of Mexicans and Americans, said Al Rosen, president of the homeowners association.

“Both the federal police and the military have had occasion to remove people from the community, but no one has been hurt or injured as a result of that,â€