Asian gang members arrested in San Gabriel Valley in connection w/ trafficking of Ecstasy pills

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Friday June 10, 2011 8:20 AM PDT

Asian gang members arrested in San Gabriel Valley in connection w/ trafficking of Ecstasy pills

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On June 8, 2011, at about 5:00 PM, deputies assigned to the Sheriff’s Department Asian Gang Team of Operation Safe Streets Bureau stopped a vehicle for minor traffic violations in the “Valu Mart” parking lot near the corner of Rosemead Boulevard and Longden Avenue in Temple City.

The driver and sole occupant of the vehicle, Jimmy Chau (22) of San Gabriel, appeared very nervous and displayed some unusual behaviors prompted the deputies to investigate further. A check of Chau’s vehicle resulted in the discovery of about two thousand pills of Ecstasy. Chau was arrested for suspicion of narcotics trafficking.

Further investigation by investigators lead them to a house located in the 9000 block of Longden Avenue, Temple City. Investigators prepared a search warrant, which was approved by a magistrate for that residence and the home of Chau, located in the 5500 block of Walnut Grove in the city of San Gabriel.

As a result of the search, an additional three thousand pills of Ecstasy were seized from the Longden Avenue location. Also seized from that location were one handgun, a shotgun, a bullet proof vest, small amount of Methamphetamine, several assault rifle parts, live bullets, gang indicia, and several thousand dollars in cash.

Andy Lin (30) of Temple City was arrested for suspicion of narcotics trafficking and weapons charges from the Longden Avenue location.

At the Walnut Grove location, over a thousand dollars in cash were seized but no other narcotics were located. Chau, a Cantonese/Vietnamese-American, was booked at Temple Sheriff’s Station and is being held under a $30,000 bail.

Lin, a Taiwanese-American, was also booked at Temple Sheriff’s Station and is being held under a $100,000 bail.

Both Chau and Lin are members of the “Wah Ching” Asian street gang.
For any questions and information regarding this case, please contact Sergeant Steve Kim of the Operation Safe Streets Bureau – Asian Gang Team.

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