Police make arrests in drug bust...

Police make arrests in drug bust

Laguna Beach narcotics detectives arrested three men in a

buy-and-bust operation at 2:31 p.m. Tuesday in the parking lot behind

a Jack in the Box on South Coast Highway.

Travis Hill, 19, and Devin Guldemund, 19, were arrested on

suspicion of conspiracy, transporting a controlled substance and

agreeing to sell a controlled substance. Robert Mastrangelo, 18, was

arrested on suspicion of transporting a controlled substance.

“An informant provided information to narcotics detectives to buy

a certain amount of drugs,” Training Officer Matt August said. Six

officers participated in the bust.

A vehicle used in the commission of the crime was also seized and

will be held for a narcotics forfeiture, August said.

The drugs seized by police had not yet been identified and the

investigation is continuing.

“Our narcotics detectives, for us being such a small department,

do some really good work,” August said.