Felipe Munoz and Juan Perez Jr arrested

Arrested were Felipe Munoz, 31, and Juan Perez Jr., 21, both of Indio; Francisco Liera, 29, of Cathedral City; and Armando Gallardo, 27, of Reedley, Dyer said. A fifth subject in Mexico was being sought by the DEA.Fresno police and the federal Drug Enforcement Administration today announced four arrests and the seizure of 15 pounds of methamphetamine in an investigation that culminated Saturday at Elm and Jensen avenues.Police Chief Jerry Dyer said the month-long investigation began when an informant introduced two drug agents to traffickers in the Mexican town of Algodones. When discovered Saturday, the drugs were concealed in a 2002 Honda Accord's hidden compartment that required an elaborate series of steps to open.Fresno police call this a sophisticated operation to bring drugs into Fresno from Mexico.The suspects did it by revamping an everyday Honda and creating a very sophisticated way of opening the compartment. Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer said, “The key had to be turned on and once it was on the defroster turned on, the lights of the vehicle turned on and then a magnet had to actually be waved across a cup holder, which then allowed the compartment to open on the passenger side.”
Since January, Fresno police have seized 150 pounds of crystal meth. This bust is the largest, worth at least half-a-million on the street.The suspects face at least 10 years in federal prison.