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Drug evidence collected during arrest | Ventura County Sheriff’s Office
If there were a book entitled “How to Drive While Dealing Drugs” on local library shelves, it may very well be gathering dust because it seems like none of those folks engaged in the profession of dealing in controlled substances has ever read Rule Number One: Drive very carefully and don’t attract attention.
Perhaps if such a book existed and 51-year-old Ventura resident Alfred Estrada had read it, he wouldn’t be sitting in the Ventura County Jail facing charges of possession of methamphetamine for sale, and being a felon in possession of ammunition.
Instead, on the afternoon of December 7th , Estrada was driving through the City of Camarillo with 39-year-old Ventura resident Sarah McComack as his passenger when he made an illegal turn which, as luck would have it, was observed by a Ventura County Sheriff’s Department member of the Camarillo Directed Enforcement unit.
Red lights and sirens immediately ensued as the deputy attempted to pull Estrada’s car over and out of the flow of traffic. But Estrada, clearly aware that contact with a cop would lead to real problems, accelerated in what VCSD spokesman Senior Deputy Steve Krupnik described as “an attempt the flee the area.” As he sped off, Estrada and McComack began to “throw objects out of the window” of their vehicle.
Eventually, the suspect vehicle was pulled over and the pursuing deputy made contact with Estrada and McComack, who were “taken into custody without incident.” As the pair was trundled off to Ventura County Jail, Camarillo Special Enforcement Unit, Camarillo Patrol Services, and the VCSD Combined Agency Team arrived on the scene and promptly searched Estrada’s vehicle.
That search led to the discovery of five pounds of methamphetamine, $5,000 in cash, and ammunition tucked away inside the car. Both Estrada and McComack remain in custody on a no-bail hold, charged with the aforementioned violations as well as felony evasion.
