Salinas Police arrest one person on several charges

SALINAS, CALIF. (KION-TV)- The Salinas Police Department say they've arrested one person on a number of different charges.

According to officials, the Violence Suppression Task Force (VSTF) has been investigating ongoing gang activity in the encampments around the W. Lake St and Bridge Alley area.

On June 26th,  a search warrant was served for the encampment that included 7 tents. During the search, VSTF, Investigations, and patrol officers found a .45 caliber M&P handgun, a .12-gauge sawed-off shotgun, two .22 revolvers, several handgun magazines, five and a half ounces of meth, a little over grams of heroin, two grams of powder fentanyl, 155 M30 fentanyl pills, and a fully functional hand grenade.

The Monterey County Bomb Squad was called out to help learn more about the explosive. Through an x-ray machine, it was determined to be a live grenade. The Bomb Squad rendered it safe and cleared the rest of the area.

A 23 year-old male active gang member was arrested and booked into the Monterey County Jail on drug, weapon, and explosive possession charges.