Officers seize guns and drugs in southeast Fresno

Fresno police seized firearms and drugs and arrested two men Wednesday night in southeast Fresno.

Sgt. Paul Cervantes said that officers conducted a probation search in the 4800 block of East Huntington Avenue after receiving tips from social media about drug sales in the neighborhood. During the search, officers recovered 8 pounds of marijuana, one-half ounce of methamphetamine and a 12-gauge shotgun. Fue Yang, 29, was arrested on charges of selling drugs while armed.

During the investigation, officers spotted a vehicle arriving at the home of another person on probation and conducted another search. Officers found a loaded Glock handgun in a backpack. Cervantes said the weapon was accessible to children and expanded the search. They recovered a shotgun and an SKS rifle. Mara Vorng, 27, was arrested on charges of resisting arrest and negligent firearm storage.

This story was originally published December 3, 2015 at 8:34 AM with the headline "Officers seize guns and drugs in southeast Fresno."