Marysville police officer Osmar Rodarte was shot and killed while serving a search warrant at a home on Kestrel Court in Olivehurst on Wednesday.
While serving a warrant at the home on Kestrel Court, Yuba County District Attorney Clint Curry said Oliver "ambushed officers" who made entry into the home. Curry said Oliver shot Rodarte, who later died at the hospital.
Curry said Oliver was a "low-level dealer" in the area and was a registered sex offender with previous convictions such as soliciting lewd acts in public, indecent exposure and unlawful sex with a minor.
The Yuba Sutter Narcotic and Gang Enforcement Task Force, which partnered with the United States Drug Enforcement Agency, has led the investigation into the transnational drug trafficking organization for years.
While serving the 20 search warrants on Wednesday throughout Yuba, Sutter, Tehama and Butte counties, officers reported finding two clandestine drug labs. The operation resulted in the seizure of nearly seven pounds of methamphetamine, 14 fentanyl pills, a quarter pound of cocaine, 17 pounds of marijuana and six guns, Curry said. They also found and seized ammunition, scales and other packaging commonly used in drug sales.
Wednesday's operation led to 20 arrests, which brought the investigation's total to 45 arrests.
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