United States Drug Enforcement Administration

FRESNO, Calif. - Phloch Ouk, 46, of San Jose, pleaded guilty today to growing fifty or more marijuana plants. According to court documents, Ouk was arrested on August 1, 2013, in Fresno County. He was one of about 60 people found on a rural parcel of land on E. Kings...

SAN JOSE, Calif. - Jose Corona-Mata was sentenced yesterday to 14 years in prison for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute methamphetamine, announced United States Attorney Melinda Haag and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Jay Fitzpatrick. Corona-Mata previously pleaded guilty pursuant to a plea...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - After a three-day trial, a federal jury found John Winton Harris, 31, of Sacramento, guilty today of one count of possession of at least 29 grams of cocaine base, commonly referred to as crack cocaine or rock cocaine. The trial was held before United States District Judge...

FRESNO, Calif. - Enrique Reynosa, 37, pleaded guilty today to possessing with intent to distribute methamphetamine and cocaine. According to court documents, Reynosa was stopped on Highway 99, south of State Route 119, for a traffic violation. Six pounds of methamphetamine, eight pounds of cocaine, and $1,510 were found inside...

SAN FRANCISCO - A federal grand jury in San Francisco indicted FedEx Corporation, FedEx Express, Inc., and FedEx Corporate Services, Inc., today, with conspiracies to traffic in controlled substances and misbranded prescription drugs for its role in distributing controlled substances and prescription drugs for illegal Internet pharmacies, announced United States...

FRESNO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a four-count indictment today against Manuel Riviera-Felix, a.k.a. Felipe Garcia, 26, Edi Vega Bustamante, 21, and Juan Angel Lopez, 32, charging all three with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine. Riviera-Felix and Bustamante are also charged separately in...

SAN DIEGO - Jose Rodrigo Arechiga-Gamboa, also known as “Chino Antrax,” was formally extradited to the United States by the Netherlands today. Arechiga-Gamboa arrived at San Diego International airport about 2 p.m. under heavy security. He was flown in by the United States Marshals Service and the Drug Enforcement Administration...

FRESNO, Calif. - Terrill Eugene Brown, 61, of Visalia, pleaded guilty today to causing the distribution and dispensing of oxycodone and structuring financial transactions to evade a reporting requirement. In addition, Brown agreed to forfeit more than $182,000 and three BMW sedans that were involved in or obtained as a...

FRESNO, Calif. - Symery Saykganya, 58, of Modesto, was sentenced today to two years for conspiring to manufacture, distribute and possess with intent to distribute marijuana following his guilty plea earlier this year. According to his plea agreement, Saykganya was found at a marijuana grow site in a rural area...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Elias Alvarez-Ramirez, 53, of Turlock, was sentenced today by Chief United States District Judge Morrison C. England Jr. to 19 years and seven months in prison for conspiring to manufacture more than 15,000 marijuana plants and distributing approximately 3.5 pounds of methamphetamine. According to court documents, Alvarez-Ramirez...