DEA Archived Press Releases

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Fresno Defendant Pleads Guilty; Phoenix Man Sentenced

FRESNO, Calif.) - Today, a Phoenix man was sentenced for growing marijuana in Madera County, and a Fresno man pleaded guilty to growing marijuana in Madera county, Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Jay Fitzpatrick and United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced. Five Years Federal Prison for Gun...
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Physician Practicing In Grass Valley And Yuba City Indicted For Illegal Prescription Practice

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a six-count indictment today against Nicholas J. Capos Jr., 63, of Granite Bay, charging him with one count of conspiracy to distribute, dispense, and possess with intent to distribute oxycodone, and five counts of illegal distribution and dispensation of oxycodone, Drug Enforcement...
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Two Mexican Mafia Members Guilty Of Federal Racketeering Charges In Crackdown Targeting Ontario Street Gang

LOS ANGELES - Two members of the Mexican Mafia prison gang were found guilty on January 27, 2014, on federal racketeering charges for overseeing the conduct of the main street gang in Ontario, California, a criminal enterprise that was responsible for numerous violent crimes and widespread drug trafficking. The convictions...
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Bakersfield Marijuana Dispensary Owner Arrested, Charged With Conspiring With Others To Distribute Methamphetamine And Marijuana

FRESNO, Calif. - Adam Christopher Vega, 30, of Bakersfield, was arrested late Friday in Bakersfield after being charged in a seven-count federal indictment alleging that he and four co-conspirators trafficked in methamphetamine and marijuana, Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Jay Fitzpatrick and United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner...
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Canadian Citizen Pleads Guilty To Shipping Cocaine To Canada; Sham Marriage Revealed During Court Proceedings

FRESNO, Calif. - Manjot Nanner, 32, a resident of Fresno and Canadian citizen, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to distribute cocaine, Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Jay Fitzpatrick and United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced. According to court documents, Nanner helped set up a Fresno trucking company...
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Oahu Man Sentenced To Six Years In Prison For Drug Offense, Identity Theft, And Naval Exchange Theft

JAN 21 - HONOLULU - Chief U.S. District Judge Susan Oki Mollway sentenced defendant Ashon L. Fain-Farias, age 25, on January 13, 2014, to an imprisonment term of six years following a plea (i) one count of possession with intent to distribute five grams or more of methamphetamine; (ii) one...
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Selma Methamphetamine Trafficker Sentenced To Federal Prison

FRESNO, Calif. - Victor Torres, 28, of Selma, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill to five years and 10 months in prison for methamphetamine trafficking, Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Jay Fitzpatrick and United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced. According to court...
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Kauai Man Convicted Of Methamphetamine And Heroin Trafficking

( - HONOLULU) - After a five-day trial in the United States Court in Honolulu, a federal jury found Matthew Zmuda, 29, of Kauai, guilty on January 10, 2014, of conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute, 50 grams or more of methamphetamine from January to April 2012...
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Hawaii Man Convicted Of Methamphetamine Trafficking

HONOLULU - -After a three-day trial in United States District Court in Honolulu, a federal jury today found Ernesto Hernandez, 51, of Kapolei guilty of conspiring to distribute and possess, with intent to distribute, 50 grams or more of methamphetamine from April to May, 2013 as well as possessing methamphetamine...
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Santa Barbara Doctor Known As ‘Candy Man’ Pleads Guilty To Illegally Writing Prescriptions For Huge Quantities Of Dangerous Narcotics

SANTA ANA, Calif. - -A Santa Barbara physician was remanded into custody this morning after he pleaded guilty to 11 federal drug trafficking charges for writing prescriptions for powerful painkillers for “patients” who were drug addicts. Julio Gabriel Diaz, 65, who operated the Family Medical Clinic in Santa Barbara prior...