SMPD Gang Suppression Team makes Narcotics / Firearms Arrest 
On Friday, October 10, 2025, at approximately 9:47 p.m., officers from the Santa Maria Police Department’s Gang Suppression Team conducted a traffic enforcement stop in the area of Carlotti and Seeward Avenue.
The driver, identified as Israel Martinez, 47, a resident of Santa Maria, was found to have outstanding warrants for his arrest and was taken into custody. During a subsequent search of the vehicle, officers located approximately 16.14 grams of suspected fentanyl, 2.5 grams of methamphetamine, and a loaded firearm.
Martinez was booked into the Santa Barbara County Jail in Santa Maria on multiple weapons and narcotics-related charges.
Authored By: Todd Logan, Lieutenant
Santa Maria Police Department
1111 W Betteravia Rd.,
Santa Maria, Ca., 93455
(805) 928-3781
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Santa Maria Police Department
1111 W Betteravia Rd
Santa Maria, CA 93455
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