Meth sales arrest 01/17/13 8:45a.m. TDH

A suspected drug dealer was arrested yesterday near watsonville.  officers on the santa cruz county joint gang task force pulled over a vehicle driven by adan nunez-torres near green valley road and celiea drive.  nunez-torres was driving without a license, and a search of the vehicle allegedly tuned up more than 2-ounces of crystal methamphetamine.  That led officers to obtain a search warrant for nunez-torres’ residence, where an additional 1-and-a-half pounds of the drug were allegedly discovered, along with packaging material, a scale, and a loaded revolver.   Authorities estimated the value of the methamphetamine at more than 75-thousand dollars.  nunez-torres was booked into santa cruz county jail on several charges.