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Four California Residents Busted for Running Illegal Gambling Business

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SACRAMENTO— On December 28, 2017, a federal grand jury indicted four suspects from San Francisco and the East Bay Area, charging them with conducting an illegal gambling business throughout Northern California. Indicted were Yaniv Gohar, 34, of Berkeley, Orel Gohar, 27, of San Francisco, Eran Buhbut, 32, of Oakland, and May Levy, 26, of Walnut […]

California DOJ Agents Target Mexican Mafia and Drug Cartel

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RIVERSIDE – A November 9, 2017 California Department of Justice operation targeting the Mexican mafia and drug cartel resulted in the arrest of 47 suspects; the seizure of 36 firearms, including assault weapons; and the seizure of 12 pounds of methamphetamine, three pounds of heroin, 120 pounds of marijuana, 60 pounds of cocaine, and $35,000 in […]

California DOJ Agents Crackdown on Gang Activity in San Bernardino County

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SAN BERNADINO – On June 30, 2017, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra announced the results of a huge gang crackdown in San Bernardino County, in which California Department of Justice special agents worked with local and federal law enforcement partners during a four-month-long investigation. The teams of law enforcement officers arrested 86 suspects and seized 43 […]

DOJ Special Agents Set Up 5-Day Recycling Fraud Sting

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SACRAMENTO – California Department of Justice (DOJ) special agents assigned to  DOJ’s Recycle Fraud Program worked with two other state agencies to conduct a five-day recycling fraud sting in Blythe that resulted in the arrest of two people. The sting, from March 13-17, 2017, was conducted by DOJ, CalRecycle and the California Department of Food […]

California Attorney General Seeks Pay Increase for DOJ Special Agents & Criminalists

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SACRAMENTO – On April 17, 2017, Attorney General Xavier Becerra went to bat for better pay for California Department of Justice (DOJ) criminalists and special agents by personally appearing and testifying at a legislative budget committee hearing. “It is wonderful to see our new AG already in tune with the needs of our members and […]

67 Arrested in Operation “Bad Blood” Targeting Inland Empire Gangs

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FONTANA –  On January 12, 2017, the Fontana Police Department announced the conclusion of a six-month investigation that targeted two violent gangs in San Bernardino County.  The investigation led to the arrests of 67 suspects and the seizure of weapons, ammunition, prescription medications, methamphetamine, cocaine and heroin. Operation “Bad Blood” involved more than 350 law […]

DOJ Special Agents Seize 40 Firearms From Chula Vista Home

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CHULA VISTA –  On August 3, 2016, California Department of Justice (DOJ) special agents and Chula Vista police seized more than 40 firearms from a Chula Vista resident who is forbidden by law from owning or possessing firearms.  The person in possession of the weapons is in DOJ’s  Armed and Prohibited Persons System (APPS) database […]

DOJ Special Agents Seize $10 Million in Cocaine From a Bus that Crossed the Mexican Border

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LOS ANGELES – On May 31, 2016,  the L.A. IMPACT task force, led by California Department of Justice special agents, seized 83 kilograms of cocaine, worth an estimated street value of $10 million, from a bus traveling across the U.S. border from Mexico. The cocaine went through the San Ysidro Port of Entry from Tijuana, […]

California DOJ Special Operations Unit Assists in Tulare County Drug Trafficking and Firearms Case

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FRESNO— On Friday, November 13, 2015,  a federal grand jury returned indictments against six Tulare County residents, charging them with drug and firearms offenses. A 20-count indictment charges: Rudolfo Delgadillo, 35, of Woodlake; Alejandro Zavala, 22, of Cutler; and Fabian Magana, 24, of Orosi, with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine […]