On January 17, 2019, the Merced Police Department’s Gang Violence Suppression Unit (GVSU) developed information that 42-year-old Felix Torres was selling drugs from his home on Gage Street in Planada. GVSU officers and the DART unit served a search warrant at Torres home in Planada.

During the search, officers located over a pound of packaged methamphetamine, digital scales and over $1100.00 cash. Torres was arrested and booked at the Merced County Jail for sales of narcotics.

Merced Police are asking anyone with any information regarding this crime to contact Gang Violence Suppression Unit (GVSU) Sgt. Rodriguez at (209) 385-4710 or GVSU@cityofmerced.org or the Merced Police Department Tipster Line at (209) 385-4725.

The public can send information via anonymous text messages to police department by dialing “TIP411” (847411) and including the word “Comvip” as the “keyword” in the text message.