FRESNO, Calif. - Oscar Rodriguez, 31, of Sanger, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill to four years and one month in prison. According to court documents, on January 31, 2013, Transportation Security Agency officers stopped Rodriguez at the Modesto Airport after his baggage tested positive...

FRESNO, Calif. - Enrique Reynosa, 37, was sentenced today to four years and nine months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for possessing methamphetamine and cocaine with intent to distribute. Senior U.S. District Judge Anthony W. Ishii also ordered the forfeiture of the Silverado pickup...

SAN FRANCISCO - Matthew David Graves pleaded guilty on Sept. 26, 2014, to manufacturing and possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, conspiracy to do so, and money laundering, announced United States Attorney Melinda Haag, Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Jay Fitzpatrick and Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation...

SAN FRANCISCO - Miguel Macias aka “Flaco” pleaded guilty today and Alejandro Miranda pleaded guilty on Sept. 24, 2014, to distribution and possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine and conspiracy to launder money, announced United States Attorney Melinda Haag, Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Jay Fitzpatrick, and...

PHOENIX - On Sept. 25, 2014, the final defendant was sentenced in connection with Operation Push the Pawn - an investigation of a Phoenix area drug rip crew conducted by the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Internal Revenue Service and the Phoenix Police Department...

PHOENIX - This Saturday, September 27, the Drug Enforcement (DEA) and over 65 law enforcement partners will hold the ninth Prescription Drug Take-Back Day. Arizonans can take their expired, unneeded, or unwanted prescription drugs to one of over 90 collection sites across Arizona between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. The...

FRESNO, Calif. - Two sentences for drug trafficking were handed down on Monday for cases originating in Bakersfield. Martin Barragan, 39, of Bakersfield, was sentenced by United States District Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill to four years in prison for using an interstate facility to aid racketeering. According to court documents...

FRESNO, Calif. - Canadian citizen Armitdeep Mann, 33, of Toronto, Canada, was sentenced today to five years and one month in prison by United States District Judge Anthony W. Ishii for conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute cocaine. According to court documents, between July 1, 2012...

FRESNO, Calif. - Gamaliel Salas-Mendoza, aka Rene Salas-(Salas), 38, an undocumented alien from Mexico, was sentenced today to 11 years and eight months in prison for conspiring with his cousin Miguel Sanchez-Mendoza, 46, to distribute and to possess with the intent to distribute methamphetamine, heroin, and cocaine. United States District...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Andre Cawthorne, 40, of Vallejo, and Eileen Knight, 43, of Los Angeles, entered guilty pleas to drug trafficking charges arising out of a wide-ranging investigation into the distribution MDMA, popularly known as the drug “Ecstasy,” crack cocaine, heroin, Oxycodone, and marijuana in the Vallejo area. According to...