FRESNO- On Wednesday, March 1, 2017, agents assigned to the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area unit (HIDTA), the Fresno Methamphetamine Task Force (FMTF) and Central Valley Marijuana Investigation Team (CVMIT) arrested three suspected drug dealers and seized 16 lbs. of methamphetamine. The arrests took place after undercover agents arranged to purchase eight pounds of […]
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Napa State Hospital Visitor Sentenced for Passing Meth to Patient
NAPA- A Napa man was sentenced to 30 days in jail and three years of probation after pleading no contest to transporting a controlled substance into Napa State Hospital and passing it to a patient in the visitor center. Napa State Hospital Police arrested Richard Christopher Dahlgren, 63, on April 11, 2016 after he was […]
CSH Police Investigate Drug Smuggling by Patients, Staff & Visitors
COALINGA – After a six-month joint investigation by Coalinga State Hospital (CSH) Police and the Coalinga Police Department, investigators arrested two former hospital employees, two hospital visitors and four patients in connection with a suspected methamphetamine smuggling operation. Coalinga Police Department and Coalinga State Hospital Police investigators conducted surveillance and other operations to determine the […]
DOJ Special Agents Assists in 5-Month Methamphetamine Investigation
GOLETA -On October 1, 2016, The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of two men following a five-month undercover investigation in to the trafficking of methamphetamine. The investigation was conducted by investigators and special agents from the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Special Investigations Bureau, Santa Barbara Regional Crime Abatement Team and the California […]
Agents Seize 176 lbs. of Methamphetamine in Central Valley
On March 20, 2014, agents from a California Department of Justice task force joined with the California Highway Patrol and federal investigators to seize 176 pounds of crystal methamphetamine from a home in Madera. The seizure is one of the largest methamphetamine caches uncovered in the Central Valley. “Methamphetamine is a very serious threat to […]
San Jose Firefighter Arrested & Arraigned
Agents make lunchtime drug buy, investigation into alleged sex offenses with teen When agents with the California Department of Justice’s Santa Clara County Specialized Enforcement Team received a tip that a San Jose firefighter may be selling methamphetamine, they quickly went to work, setting up a two-month investigation and sting that led to the arrest […]
When Special Agents Come Knocking….
Outside a Madera man’s home, special agents, armed with a search warrant, knocked on the door. Inside, a toilet flushed. Shortly after, 28 year old Jesus Santiago Mendoza was under arrest. Special agents working as part of the Madera County Narcotic Enforcement Team (MADNET) seized $3,000 worth of methamphetamine, a loaded handgun and $800 cash. […]
