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Two Indicted for Trafficking Fentanyl Pills and Methamphetamine Details Written by Imperial Valley News
Sacramento, California - A federal grand jury returned a three-count indictment Thursday against Demecio Navarro Sanchez, 66, of Mexico, and Daniel Melchor, 20, of Santa Ana, charging them with conspiring to distribute and possessing with intent to distribute fentanyl and methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
According to court documents, on October 16, 2020, law enforcement officers seized approximately 19,000 counterfeit oxycodone M-30 pills containing fentanyl and about 38.5 pounds of methamphetamine that Navarro and Melchor transported to Rocklin in separate vehicles on behalf of a Mexico-based drug trafficking organization.
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Arrests
⢠Marion Chadwick Wells, 45, 2122 R.L. Sears Road, Norman Park, was charged Feb. 4 with possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute, possession of firearm by a convicted felon and possession of a firearm during commission of a crime, as well as a parole violation. Investigator Justin Searcy of the Moultrie-Colquitt County Drug Enforcement Team saw Wells at a business on Ellenton-Norman Park Road and knew he had a warrant for violation of parole. When Wells was apprehended, he was found with an AR-15 equipped with a night-vision device, approximately 20 grams of meth, packaging materials and about $3,400 in cash, Searcy said.
Ten Indicted for Fentanyl Trafficking Details Written by FBI
Sacramento, California - A federal grand jury returned an 11-count indictment against members of a drug trafficking organization, charging them with fentanyl trafficking and other related offenses, United States Attorney McGregor Scott announced.
Jose Lopez-Zamora, 26; Leonardo Flores Beltran, 29; Christian Anthony Romero, 25; Joaquin Sotelo Valdez, 24; Sandro Escobedo, 32; Erika Zamora Rojo, 45; and Alejandro Tello, 22; all of Sacramento; and Jason Lee, 48, of Sparks, Nevada, and Rudi Flores, 27, of Manteca, are charged with conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, cocaine, and methamphetamine as well as either fentanyl distribution or possession with intent to distribute fentanyl. Jose Aguilar Saucedo, 22, of Sacramento, is charged with three counts of fentanyl distribution.