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Major Cross-Border Drug Tunnel Discovered South Of San Diego

November 16, 2011
SAN DIEGO , CA - Investigators on the multi-agency San Diego Tunnel Task Force continued sifting through evidence Wednesday at a warehouse in Otay Mesa’s industrial park housing the U.S. entrance to a sophisticated passageway that runs beneath the border to a warehouse more than 400 yards away in Tijuana...
November 16, 2011
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Two Indictments Against Valley Marijuana Cultivators

November 09, 2011
FRESNO, CA- - United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced that a federal grand jury returned indictments today in two separate cases, charging violations of federal marijuana cultivating laws. Eric Beauchamp and Clyde Helms - In the first indictment, the grand jury charged Eric Beauchamp, 43, currently incarcerated in state...
November 09, 2011
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Selma Meth Dealer Pleads Guilty

November 09, 2011
FRESNO, CA - Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Anthony D. Williams and United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced that Augustine Reyna, 31, of Selma, pleaded guilty today to distributing methamphetamine. According to his plea agreement, Reyna and co-defendant Edwan Dablan, 36, of Kingsburg, sold approximately two ounces...
November 09, 2011
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Two Plead Guilty To Charges In Connection With Marijuana Cultivation In Bakersfield Warehouse

November 07, 2011
FRESNO, CA - United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner and Special Agent in Charge Anthony D. Williams of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration announced that Joseph Taylor, 51, and Dustin York, 33, both of Thousand Oaks, pleaded guilty today to drug charges filed in connection with a large marijuana grow...
November 07, 2011
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Northern California And Central Valley Resident Dispose Of More Than 7.5 Tons Of Medicine During DEA’s Third National Prescription Drug Take-Back Event

November 04, 2011
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...
November 04, 2011
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Bakersfield Doctor Indicted For Illegally Distributing Controlled Substances

November 04, 2011
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...
November 04, 2011
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Reedley Marijuana Farmers Indicted

November 03, 2011
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...
November 03, 2011
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DEA Prescription Drug Take-Back A Success

October 31, 2011
SAN DIEGO & IMPERIAL COUNTIES, CA - The final tally is in from the 3rd National Prescription Take-Back Day this past Saturday, October 29, 2011. DEA and its partners took back prescription drugs at 34 locations in San Diego County and three locations in Imperial County. Over the course of...
October 31, 2011
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Marijuana Workers Sentenced And Referred To Immigration Authorities

October 31, 2011
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...
October 31, 2011
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Fresno Marijuana Cultivator Charged

October 27, 2011
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...
October 27, 2011
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