SACRAMENTO, Calif. - - A federal grand jury returned a 22-count indictment today against 13 defendants from Sacramento, (Kern Co.) and Phoenix, Arizona, charging them with illegally trafficking large amounts of methamphetamine, heroin, cocaine, and marijuana. The defendants named in the indictment are: Jose Manuel Valdez Torres, 39, fugitive, of...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Today, after a five-day trial, a federal jury found Isreal “Puck” Washington, 41, of Sacramento, guilty of all 10 counts in the indictment for trafficking heroin, cocaine, cocaine base, and methamphetamine, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced. “Under the Smart on Crime initiative, the U.S. Department...

FRESNO, Calif. - - Jose Luis Montoya-Salazar, aka Rafael Salazar-(Montoya), 42, of Mexico City, pleaded guilty today to conspiring with Jimmy Gil, 35, of Shafter, and Luis Ricardo Eslava-(Eslava) 42, of Sinaloa, Mexico, to import, distribute, and possess with intent to distribute 38 kilograms, or about 84 pounds, of cocaine...

FRESNO, Calif. - - A federal grand jury returned a three-count indictment today against Raymond Slaton, 43, of Merced; Sidney Allen, 48, of Merced; Donnell Mays, 39, of Turlock; and Omar Lopez, 22, of Turlock, charging them with federal drug trafficking offenses. According to court documents, on May 20, 2015...

FRESNO, Calif. - - Joseph Nolan, 59, a Malibu businessman and Ventura County resident, was sentenced today to 18 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for conspiring to manufacture, distribute, and possess with intent to distribute marijuana cultivated at a warehouse that he owned...

FRESNO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned an 11-count indictment today against Epati Malauulu, 40, of Suisun City; John Ortiz, 43, of Vallejo; Algernon Tamasoa, 26, of Sacramento; and Francisco Poloai, 43, of Dixon, charging them with conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, attempted distribution of methamphetamine, distribution of marijuana, and...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned an indictment today against Sacramento residents Benjamin Macias, 37, and Sergio Ambriz, 26, charging them with conspiracy to distribute cocaine, distributing cocaine, and distributing methamphetamine. Macias is also charged with possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime and being...

HARRISONBURG, Va. - Acting United States Attorney Anthony P. Giorno, along with officials from the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Northwest Virginia Regional Drug and Gang Task Force, announced today three significant case results in the ongoing effort to combat the rising use and abuse of heroin. In separate hearings...

FRESNO, Calif. - Wenceslao Cruz Ochoa, 35, of Sacramento, pleaded guilty today to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. According to court documents, Ochoa was driving northbound on Interstate 5 when he was stopped for driving too closely to another vehicle. During the stop, the deputy’s canine alerted to the...

GREENBELT, Md. - U.S. District Judge Roger W. Titus sentenced Raymond Bullette III, age 34, of Los Angeles, California, today to life in prison followed by 10 years of supervised release for conspiring to distribute large quantities of (PCP). Bullette had previously been convicted of five felony drug offenses in...