Agents make drug bust in family home

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Thursday, January 31, 2008

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By MARSHA DORGAN
Register Staff Writer

12:45 p.m.Napa County drug agents hauled off a large cache of illegal drugs from a south Napa home and arrested the couple living there.

For the past several weeks, agents from the Napa County Special Investigation bureau had been looking into the activities of Juan Diaz, 22, and Christina Alcala, 25, at their home in the 300 block of Minahen Street.

On Tuesday, they served a search warrant at the residence. Diaz and Alcala were at the home at the time, along with their four children, ranging in age from 2 to 8, said NSIB Cmdr. Gary Pitkin.

While searching the residence, drug agents found a half pound of crystal methamphetamine, two ounces of cocaine, about fourth of a pound of marijuana, packaging materials, a digital scale and more than $3,000 in cash, Pitkin said.

Some of the drugs were found in the same dresser that the children’s pajamas were kept, Pitkin said.

Based on the confiscated drugs and paraphernalia, agents believe Diaz and Alcala were selling the drugs, he said.

The children were turned over to Child Protective Services.

Diaz and Alcala were arrested on suspicion of possession of a controlled substance for sale, possession of cocaine, possession of marijuana for sale and child endangerment.

They were booked into Napa County jail on $250,000 bail each.

7 comment(s)

napaao wrote on Jan 31, 2008 1:37 PM:

" wow, thats a lot of drugs. people these days don't think right. when you have children, that life needs to be put behind you. "

IT MATTERS wrote on Jan 31, 2008 1:55 PM:

" POOR KIDS. UNFORTUNATLY THERE ARE MANY PARENTS LIKE THEM EVERYWHERE THAT DONT CARE MUCH ABOUT HAVING AND RAISING KIDS. ALL THEY CARE ABOUT IS GETIN THAT MONEY AND AT THE SAME TIME THE KIDS SEE THEIR PARENTS GOING TO JAIL, AND AS A RESULT KIDS GET TAKEN AWAY AND THEY GROW UP ALL TRAMATISED(i dont know if i spelled this right) AND THAN THEY GROW UP WITHOUT AN EDUCATION, MORALS,ETC. AND AS A RESULT OF THAT, THEY GO AND GET INVOLVED IN GANG ACTIVITIES AND ALL THAT STUFF THAT WE SEE ALMOST DAILY IN THIS TOWN. IN CONCLUSION, THANKS TO PARENTS LIKE THESE, THERE'S KIDS THAT RELY ON DRUGS AND GANGS..... "

sam wrote on Jan 31, 2008 2:30 PM:

" It matters...you are so right, it is just a never ending cycle of events that wont break until people decide to make a change in themselves. The community can only do so much, it is at home where it really counts "

Dwayne wrote on Jan 31, 2008 3:43 PM:

" I think it's more common than we'd like to believe. There's an old saying: 'For every cockroach that you see, there are ten that you don't.' "

sammy wrote on Jan 31, 2008 5:09 PM:

" to sam and it matters,.... I think with these children being put into foster care they have a higher probability of having a good life. Either the parents will make the change required of them or these children will be availble for a permanent home with an adoptive family. I am a former foster parent who has adopted children out of the system, and just because their birth families are disfunctional doesn't mean that they are. My children are fabulous teens and adults now. so in conclusion,.... not all kids born into these families end up like you described. Just a fyi "

napan79 wrote on Jan 31, 2008 9:44 PM:

" FYI not all children who grow up in homes that are dysfunctional turn out to be like their parents who made bad choices. I am a living fact and I hate when people believe that dysfunctional families will turn all children bad. I chose to change my life and not to live the life my parents had taught me growing up. I worked hard to graduate high school even though I had a lot of problems at home. After graduating high school I decided to go to college and I graduated college. Yes I could of turned out the way my parents were but I decided to change. Anybody can change their lives and he or she does not have to be like their parents taught them. However not all people know how to better their lives but it can be done. "

Local Yokel wrote on Feb 1, 2008 7:32 AM:

" This is sickening for these children and the older ones they were selling drugs to. What is the bet that they were also signed up for local assistance programmes for their four children? Good job done by NSIB. "

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