Moreno Valley man federally charged after deputies find 344 pounds of meth at his home

A man from Moreno Valley, Sergio Samuel Sanchez, 37, faces federal drug-trafficking and firearms charges after Ventura County deputies searched his home and found 344 pounds of methamphetamine. The Ventura County District Attorney’s Office said a federal indictment prompted prosecutors to dismiss the state charges once the federal case was announced. The narcotics task force, led by the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office, served a search warrant at Sanchez’s residence on Dec. 27, 2025. Investigators also seized $3,200 in cash, a money counter, a digital scale, and multiple guns, including rifles, a shotgun, a “ghost gun,” and a loaded handgun carried at the time of arrest. Prosecutors said Sanchez could face a minimum of 15 years and up to life in prison if convicted as charged.