Four men were arrested Thursday after Kern County sheriff’s detectives investigating copper wire thefts found firearms and about 6 pounds of suspected methamphetamine at a property outside Wasco, authorities said.

Detectives with the Kern County Sheriff’s Office Rural Crimes Investigations Unit and deputies from the Buttonwillow and Delano substations served a search warrant in the 16000 block of Wildwood Road at Wildwood Estates, according to the Sheriff’s Office.

Authorities said Ramon Araujo, 34; Amador Fraijo Villegas, 49; Luis Osbaldo Valdez, 31; and Martin Fernandez, 44, were found on the property.

During the search, deputies found eight firearms, including shotguns, handguns and an AR-15-style rifle, the Sheriff’s Office said. Detectives also found about 6 pounds of suspected methamphetamine and items consistent with the sale of the drug.

All four men were arrested on various charges, including possession of a firearm and ammunition by a prohibited person, grand theft of copper materials, possession of a controlled substance for sale and possession of a firearm while possessing a controlled substance.

Araujo and Fraijo Villegas also were arrested on outstanding warrants, authorities said.

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