A 24-year-old man suspected of drug trafficking and money laundering in California and Texas was arrested at his Granada Hills home, the California Highway Patrol announced Thursday.
Casey Towson was arrested Tuesday while officers seized more than 1,500 pounds of cannabis products, six unregistered firearms, and $260,000, according to Public Information Officer Jacob Sanchez of the California Highway Patrol.
The arrest stems from a CHP vehicle pursuit of a Dodge Charger Hellcat following a speed contest on the Riverside (91) Freeway in Anaheim, Sanchez said. Officers lost sight of the vehicle on the Santa Ana (5) Freeway in Norwalk and stopped pursuing it.
CHP investigators identified Towson as the driver weeks after the chase and executed a warrant for his arrest, Sanchez said.
The Round Rock (Texas) Police Department was aware of the search warrant and contacted CHP, indicting that Towson has been investigated by their department for alleged large-scale marijuana transportation, sales, and money laundering for over a year.
Round Rock police served multiple search warrants in Texas related to evidential leads, and CHP investigators served a search warrant on Towson’s residence, Sanchez said.
Investigators discovered two unregistered assault rifles, one “ghost” assault rifle, and approximately 100 pounds of marijuana and 100 pounds of marijuana edibles Tuesday during the search at Towson’s home, Sanchez said.
Towson was booked into Orange County Jail on suspicion of being a felon in possession of firearms and his alleged role in the July pursuit.
His bail was set at $50,000.
According to Sanchez, CHP investigators followed up on further evidential leads. They executed another search warrant at an apartment in downtown Los Angeles where three individuals involved in a Round Rock Police Department investigation were taken into custody.
Investigators discovered three unregistered firearms, approximately $260,000, about 400 pounds of marijuana and 900 pounds of marijuana edibles, Sanchez said.