Six Arrested After Cockfighting, Drug Ring Bust In Moses Lake

Six people are in jail following the bust of a cockfighting operation in Grant County.

The Moses Lake Police Department says officers with its Street Crimes Unit assisted its Tactical Response Team with the execution of a search warrant at a property in the 10000 block of Road N.4 Northeast on Thursday, where evidence of both illegal drugs and animal fighting was discovered.

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During the servicing of the warrant, investigators reportedly seized heroin and methamphetamine, six firearms, over $30,000 in cash, and 71 roosters which had been illegally-outfitted for fighting.

Five Moses Lake residents, including 35-year-old Ricardo Ante-Rodriguez; 45-year-old Victor Noriega; 51-year-old Hilda Matus; 70-year-old Reynalda Noriega-Chavez; and 75-year-old Pedro Noriega, along with 42-year-old Blas Ante-Rodriguez of Yakima were all arrested and booked into the Grant County Jail on charges of illegal gambling, animal fighting, possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, and unlawful possession of a firearm.

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