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Two people were arrested on Thursday after a search warrant uncovered illicit drugs and a firearm inside a Los Altos home.
Several law enforcement agencies, including detectives from both Mountain View and Los Altos police departments, descended upon the home at the 700 block of Terrace Court at around 3:30 p.m., following reports of possible drug activity occurring near the Mountain View and Los Altos border.
Inside the home, detectives found 2 pounds of marijuana, 4 ounces of methamphetamine, needles and a methamphetamine pipe. Also inside the home were about 100 empty cans of butane and a butane honey oil extraction lab, which is used to produce high-potency marijuana extract.
A Ruger Mini-14 assault rifle was also found inside the home.
Police say that when detectives approached the Los Altos residence, one of the people inside, 44-year-old Lawrence Ovadia, tried to flee from the house through the backyard and into a nearby creek. Ovadia was quickly detained by two officers.
The second suspect, 24-year-old Brandi Stroud, was also located inside the home during the search, and was also detained.
Ovadia was arrested on a myriad of charges including possession of an assault rifle, being a felon in possession of a firearm, manufacturing a controlled substance, possession of methamphetamine for sale, and being a felon in possession of ammunition and cultivation of marijuana. He was booked into Santa Clara County Main Jail without bail.
Stroud was arrested on methamphetamine possession charges, and was transported to Elmwood Correctional Facility in Milpitas where she is being held without bail.
Police say the search warrant was a collaborative effort between multiple law enforcement partners that helped to diffuse a potentially dangerous situation.
