A motel that neighbors called a constant problem for years was the target of a drug and human trafficking bust in Santa Ana earlier this week.

"I'm excited," resident Desi Reyes said. "It's about that time it got shut down."

The neighborhood association president said he has been waiting for the day when police and code enforcement officers would address the crime and safety issues that have plagued the Sunshine Village Motel along Santa Ana's First Street.

"As you can see, they're apartments across the street, families that live across the street," Reyes said. "They're impacted by the drugs over here. Always complaining about what's going on over here."

Santa Ana Police Department and code enforcement officers boarded up the motel's doors and windows on Tuesday. They also red-tagged t

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