Probe targeting Oceanside gang names 12 defendants

UNION-TRIBUNE BREAKING NEWS TEAM

6:31 p.m. October 10, 2008

SAN DIEGO – Six people were arrested and six others already in custody were named Friday in federal complaints resulting from a three-year multi-agency investigation that targeted the Oceanside-based Varrio Posole Locos street gang, authorities said.

During the investigation, authorities seized 26 firearms and more than 10,000 rounds of ammunition in the Oceanside area, U.S. Attorney Karen P. Hewitt said in a prepared statement.

The investigation was conducted by the North County Regional Gang Task Force.

“Today's operation is an example of bringing in multiple law-enforcement agency resources to greatly diminish the impacts of one of our local gangs,â€