Crime

Stolen Soviet rifle, drugs seized from Moses Lake home

The Moses Lake police confiscated 13 ounces of methamphetamine while serving a search warrant on a home Sunday.
The Moses Lake police confiscated 13 ounces of methamphetamine while serving a search warrant on a home Sunday. Moses Lake police

Moses Lake police confiscated a stolen Soviet-made semi-automatic rifle, methamphetamine, heroin and cocaine during the search of a home on Sunday.

A narcotics investigation led to the police serving a search warrant at 910 E. Hill Ave. at 3:30 p.m.

Police said they found 13 ounces of meth, more than 5 ounces of heroin and a small amount of cocaine, along with the SKS rifle reported stolen in California.

Jessie F. Rodriguez, 27, and Elissa M. Villegas, 24, both of Moses Lake, were booked into the Grant County jail on suspicion of possession of meth with intent to deliver, possession of heroin and possession of cocaine.

This story was originally published April 10, 2017 at 10:34 AM with the headline "Stolen Soviet rifle, drugs seized from Moses Lake home."

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