Location: 8400 block of Road 232

Incident Date: 3-31-14

Incident Time: 1239

Case Number: 14-3953

Victim: State of California

City: Terra Bella

Posted by: Media Relations

Taken into custody were:

Marcus Wilton Daniel, 32 of Springville

Antonio Ceballos, 31 of Terra Bella

Salvador Esquivel, 26 of Lindsay

Charges:

11378HS               Possession of Methamphetamine for sale

11366 HS              Maintaining a Drug House

11379.6HS            Manufacturing Narcotics 

11357HS               Possession of Concentrated Cannabis

476PC                   Forgery

Deputies responded to the 8400 block of Road 232 in Terra Bella after receiving reports of possible narcotics activity at a residence. Deputies contacted  Marcus Wilton Daniel, 32 of Springville; Antonio Ceballos, 31 of Terra Bella and Salvador Esquivel, 26 of Lindsay. All three suspects were in possession of methamphetamine packaged for sale totaling approximately 20 grams. During the investigation, Deputies also located a honey oil extraction lab and a sophisticated forgery operation being run by Marcus Daniel. Daniel was in possession of numerous blank and washed counterfeit bills, completed counterfeit bills, fictitious checks, printers, credit card readers and computer software all of which was being used in the manufacturing of counterfeit currency and notes.   

All suspects were arrested and booked into the Tulare County Jail. This case is currently under investigation by the Tulare County Sheriff's Department.