Indio Man Arrested When Cops Find Lots of Drugs and Weapons at His Home

Indio Arrest Guns Rafael Lugo

Coachella Valley Violent Crime Gang Task Force arrested an Indio man on Thursday after discovering plenty of guns and quite a few drugs at his home while serving a search warrant.

42-year-old Rafael Lugo was arrested at 5 a.m. at his home on Calhoun Street. Officers, serving a search warrant, discovered:

    • three rifles
    • two handguns
    • an undisclosed amount of cash
    • almost $6,000 in meth and heroin
    • knives
    • and this terrifying thing:

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Lugo was arrested for possession of methamphetamine for sales, possession of heroin for sales, possession of narcotics while armed, possession of a short-barreled rifle, possession of stolen property and resisting arrest.