A Turlock man was found guilty of drug possession following a five-day jury trial.
Urbano Chavez, 48, was convicted of possession of methamphetamine, according to the Stanislaus County District Attorney’s Office.
Agents with the Merced Narcotics Task Force served a search warrant on Feb. 20, 2007, at the home of Chavez in Turlock. In the home, agents found five grams of methamphetamine located in a sock on the kitchen table as well as less than a gram of methamphetamine on a television stand in the master bedroom., according to the prosecution.
In addition, a digital scale and plastic bags for packaging methamphetamine were found. In the master bedroom, agents found a 9mm handgun and over $11,000 in cash. A sawed-off shotgun was found in a second bedroom.
Upon receiving the guilty verdict, Judge Marie Sovey Silveira scheduled a sentencing hearing on Nov. 5. Chavez faces a maximum of three years in state prison.
Urbano Chavez, 48, was convicted of possession of methamphetamine, according to the Stanislaus County District Attorney’s Office.
Agents with the Merced Narcotics Task Force served a search warrant on Feb. 20, 2007, at the home of Chavez in Turlock. In the home, agents found five grams of methamphetamine located in a sock on the kitchen table as well as less than a gram of methamphetamine on a television stand in the master bedroom., according to the prosecution.
In addition, a digital scale and plastic bags for packaging methamphetamine were found. In the master bedroom, agents found a 9mm handgun and over $11,000 in cash. A sawed-off shotgun was found in a second bedroom.
Upon receiving the guilty verdict, Judge Marie Sovey Silveira scheduled a sentencing hearing on Nov. 5. Chavez faces a maximum of three years in state prison.
