14 indicted for role in major central California drug trafficking ring

ICE ^ | FEBRUARY 13, 2014 | ICE

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Fourteen defendants have been indicted on a variety of federal drug trafficking offenses for their role in a far-reaching scheme based in California’s Central Valley to produce and distribute cocaine, methamphetamine and marijuana. A federal grand jury returned a 32-count indictment Thursday against Francisco Felix, 40, of Mountain House; Alejandro Martinez, 25, of Patterson; Miguel Felix, 34, of Ceres; Martin Lopez, 48, of Rosemead; Gerardo Barraza, 19, of Stockton; Rafael Alcauter, 49, of Newman; Ramon Diaz, 33, of Ceres; Raul Rangel, 41, of San Jose; Sergio Modesto, 34, of Turlock; Martin Rubio, 49, of Stockton; Leonaires Alcauter, 48, of Patterson; Alfonso Magana, 52, of Patterson; Antonio Ramirez, 35, of Patterson; and Augustin Ramirez, 62, of Patterson. The defendants face a variety of charges, including conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine; conspiracy to manufacture, distribute, and to possess with intent to distribute marijuana; conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute cocaine; distribution of methamphetamine; manufacture of marijuana; and possession with intent to distribute marijuana. This case was the product of an investigation by the California Department of Justice’s Mountain and Valley Marijuana Investigation Team under the auspices of the Central Valley High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) Program, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the Placer County District Attorney’s Office, the sheriff’s departments from Placer, El Dorado and Sacramento counties; the California Department of Fish and Wildlife; and the California National Guard Joint Task Force Domestic Support-Counterdrug. The indictments stem from a yearlong narcotics investigation targeting a Central Valley-based drug trafficking organization with ties to Mexico’s Sinaloa Cartel that was importing large quantitites of methamphetamine and cocaine into the U.S. Those narcotics were subsequently distributed throughout California and across the country.

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SACRAMENTO, Calif,is the hub for drugs. I Never knew the drug problem was this serious in SACRAMENTO. I guess SACRAMENTO,will be without major drug dealers until Mexico cartels can transfer more of their people to SACRAMENTO area,to resume drug operations for those arrested.

[Doc Savage]

Don’t give them a trial. Just shoot ‘em.

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SACRAMENTO,being Sanctuary city the mexican drug cartels can operate with greater freedom with Sacramento,not wanting to offend anybody by being in the city persons illegally from another country, in Sacaramento the cities hands are tied with the race card being used to get out of being charged with crimes. And it provides many defenders and supporters who will argue it is not about the drugs,but about racial profiling.Many of these cases will be dropped or charges reduced to keep everyone happy.They will resume where they left off. Sanctuary cities shield and protect llegals

[CowboyJay]

All good respectable potential Republican voters, I’m sure.

[Amberdawn]

Yep, all Anglo-Saxons in good standing there.