A report of an alleged drug deal in San Mateo has culminated in the arrest of a Modesto man on various firearms and narcotics charges. Officials responded to a tip about a suspect conducting drug sales while in possession of a Glock-style pistol yesterday, detaining 44-year-old Armando Menendez, confirmed the San Mateo Police Department in a recent announcement.
The initial call to police was placed at around 2:41 PM, citing suspicious activity near 37th Avenue and S El Camino Real. Witnesses described a man with drugs and a firearm concealed in a fanny pack. While Menendez left the scene before the police arrived, officers managed to locate him on the 4000 block of S El Camino Real. Upon detention, they discovered he was a convicted felon on parole.
Searches led to the recovery of both a firearm and drugs in Menendez’s possession. A variety of charges have been filed, including carrying a loaded firearm in public, possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon, possession of an unserialized firearm, and possession of a controlled substance while armed. Menendez is now held at the San Mateo County Jail.
Menendez faces several serious charges, including PC 25850(C)(1), PC 29800(A)(1), PC 29900(A)(1), PC 30305(A)(1), PC 29180(B), HS 11370.1(A), and PC 3056, which involve weapon possession by a convicted felon, and possession of controlled substances alongside a parole violation.
