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Antelope Man Convicted Of Federal Drug And Firearm Charges

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Jamie Golladay, 32, of Antelope, pleaded guilty today to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, possession with intent to distribute heroin, and possession of a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime. According to court documents, on July 27, 2013, Roseville police officers, investigating...
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Tacoma, Wash. Man Pleads Guilty To Trafficking Oxycodone And Making Illegal Cash Deposits

FRESNO, Calif. - David Ruem, 32, of Tacoma, Wash., pleaded guilty today to one count of conspiring to distribute oxycodone and hydrocodone, one count of conspiring to structure cash deposits, and one count of aggravated structuring. According to court documents, Ruem's co-conspirators obtained prescriptions for oxycodone and hydrocodone from a...
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Squaw Valley Marijuana Cultivation Operation

FRESNO, Calif. - Bounseuth Thourakhone, 54, of Laos, was sentenced to three years and three months in prison and Bounhome Singharath, 63, of Las Vegas, entered a guilty plea today for their involvement in a marijuana cultivation operation in Squaw Valley in eastern Fresno County. According to court documents, law...
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Kent, Washington Man Pleads Guilty To Structuring Cash Proceeds Of Interstate Oxycodone And Hydrocodone Trafficking

FRESNO, Calif. - Phary David Chim, 31, resident of Kent, Washington, pleaded guilty today to one count of conspiracy to structure cash transactions and one count of aggravated structuring. According to court documents, Phary Chim's co-conspirators obtained prescriptions for oxycodone and hydrocodone from pharmacies in Modesto, California and then transported...
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Modesto Man Indicted For Possession Of Methamphetamine

FRESNO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment today, charging Juan Carlos Martinez-Vargas, 29, of Modesto, with possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. The according to court documents, on February 9, 2014, Martinez-Vargas was arrested when he was attempting to deliver one pound of methamphetamine to a...
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Thirteen Arrested In Connection With Meth And Heroin Distribution Ring

SEATTLE - Thirteen people were arrested and law enforcement seized 50 pounds of crystal meth, $160,000 in cash and seven guns in the culmination of a lengthy investigation of a Pierce County based drug trafficking ring. The Drug Enforcement Administration led the wire-tap investigation which identified the members of a...
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Two Women Plead Guilty To Structuring Cash Transactions

FRESNO, Calif. - Raeb Chou, of Modesto, pleaded guilty today to one count of conspiracy to structure cash transactions and one count of structuring, and co-defendant Chantha A. Chim, of Murietta, pleaded guilty today to one count of structuring. According to court documents, Chou, Chim and co-conspirators obtained prescriptions for...
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Fairbanks Man Sentenced To 18 Years Imprisonment For Role In Large Scale Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

FEB 21 - (ANCHORAGE, Alaska) - - Donnel Johnson, a/k/a, "Creep," age 31, from Fairbanks, Alaska, was sentenced on Friday, February 21, 2014, to 216 months in prison and 5 years of supervised release on charges related to a drug conspiracy. Johnson was also ordered to forfeit vehicles and jewelry...
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Worldwide Drug Trafficker Sentenced

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Shiraz Malik, 36, a Pakistani national residing in Warsaw, Poland, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Lawrence K. Karlton to 15 years in prison for conspiring to distribute controlled substances and listed chemicals, conspiring to import controlled substances and ephedrine into the United States, and...
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Bakersfield Drug Dealer Pleads Guilty To Conspiring To Distribute Methamphetamine, Heroin And Cocaine

FRESNO, Calif. - Miguel Sanchez-(Sanchez), 46, of Mexico, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to distribute and to possess with the intent to distribute methamphetamine, heroin, and cocaine, Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Jay Fitzpatrick and United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced. According to court documents, Sanchez and...