SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Anthony D. Williams, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration San Francisco Field Division, announced today that Northern California and Central Valley residents turned in 15,587 pounds of medicine - more than 7.5 tons - as part of the DEA Prescription Drug Take-Back Program...

FRESNO, CA - United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced that law enforcement agents arrested Gonzalo Flores Ruiz, 47, of Bakersfield, today. A federal grand jury returned a 21-count indictment yesterday charging him with unlawful distribution of hydrocodone, a controlled substance. Ruiz is licensed by the State of California and...

LOS ANGELES, CA - More than 300 law enforcement officers from federal and local agencies executed dozens of arrest and search warrants this morning relative to a multiple fraudulent document rings operating in Los Angeles and Riverside Counties, Northern California, Illinois and Texas, with connections to other states and Mexico...

FRESNO, CA - Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Anthony D. Williams and United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced today that a federal grand jury returned a three-count indictment today charging Ketkeo Vorasane, 45, and Chanh Vorasane, 45, both of Reedley, in a conspiracy to cultivate, distribute, and...

FRESNO, CA - Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Anthony D. Williams and United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced today that Jorge Garrido Mendoza, 24, and Francisco Pedraza Garcia, 24, both most recently residing in McFarland, California were sentenced today by United States District Judge Anthony W. Ishii...

FRESNO, CA - Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Anthony D. Williams and United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced today that a federal grand jury returned a four-count indictment charging Khonesay Rachsingharm, 33, of Fresno, with conspiring to cultivate marijuana. According to the indictment, on October 14, 2011...

LOS ANGELES, CA - An Orange County physician was taken into custody last night after a year-long investigation resulted in a grand jury indictment that charges him with illegally prescribing dangerous, addictive opiates to “patients” he barely examined during meetings that cost as much as $600 and were often held...

FRESNO, CA - Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Anthony D. Williams and United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced that United States Magistrate Judge Dennis L. Beck ordered Mark Bagdasarian, 53, of Clovis, detained following a violation of the conditions of his release. Bagdasarian was arrested Wednesday for...

FRESNO, CA - Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Anthony D. Williams and United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner, and Fresno County Sheriff Margaret Mims announced today that Phousangkhy Phanthadeth, aka “Phou”, 38, of Fresno, was sentenced today to five years in prison, to be followed by four years...

SACRAMENTO, CA- - Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge and United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced that Sakander Sultan Amin, 27, of Tracy, pleaded guilty yesterday to conspiring to distribute six kilograms of cocaine. According to court documents, on February 1, 2010, detectives in San Bernardino arrested Sakander...