Santa Barbara, Calif. – Yesterday, Sheriff’s detectives served two search warrants that resulted in the arrest of two suspects and the seizure of dangerous drugs and firearms. Narcotics detectives served a search warrant in the 800-block of Cieneguitas Road at around 8:30 a.m. which resulted in the arrests of 25-year-old Mousa Altayyeb and 28-year-old Yousef Altayyeb of Santa Barbara. Detectives served a second search warrant in the 4200-block of Pozzo Circle in Santa Barbara at around 10:07 a.m. related to the same investigation.

As a result of these warrants, detectives seized 334 grams of methamphetamine, 4 grams of cocaine, 84 grams of fentanyl “M30” pills, sales related packaging and indicia related to narcotics sales, a Ruger .38 Special revolver, a Sig Sauer P250 handgun, a Mossberg Maverick 12-gauge shotgun, a Smith and Wesson M&P15 rifle, four-30 round rifle magazines, and $22,111 in cash.

Mousa Altayyeb was booked at the Main Jail for possession of a controlled substance (felony), possession of a controlled substance for sales (felony), possession of a controlled substance for sales while armed with a loaded firearm (felony), conspiracy (felony), and possession of narcotics (misdemeanor). He was released without bail in compliance with Emergency Rule 4.

Yousef Altayyeb was booked at the Main Jail for possession of a controlled substance (felony), possession of a controlled substance for sales (felony), possession of a controlled substance for sales while armed with a loaded firearm (felony), conspiracy (felony), possession of narcotics (misdemeanor) and possession of a controlled substance without a prescription (misdemeanor). He was released without bail in compliance with Emergency Rule 4.

The counterfeit “M30” pills that were seized in this operation are fentanyl made to look like prescription oxycodone. Counterfeit “M30” pills are a dangerous part of the opioid epidemic and are responsible for numerous overdoses and deaths nationwide. More information about these counterfeit pills can be found on the Drug Enforcement Agency’s website.