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CA: Drug Traffickers Arrested With 150,000 Fentanyl Pills Set Free Just Days After Arrest
Posted on 6/28/22 at 11:38 am
Posted on 6/28/22 at 11:38 am
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Drug Traffickers Arrested With 150,000 Fentanyl Pills Set Free Just Days After Arrest: Police
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Two drug traffickers who were arrested during a traffic stop in California last week after they got allegedly busted with 150,000 pills of fentanyl have been released back onto the streets, officials said.
Detectives arrested Jose Zendejas, 25, and Benito Madrigal, 19, both from Washington, during a fentanyl bust in Tulare County on June 24, the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release.
The two were booked into the county’s pre-trial facility on charges of possession, transportation, and selling of illegal drugs.
In an update on Monday, the sheriff’s office said they “received a court order releasing both suspects from custody on their own recognizance.”
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“All inmates booked into Tulare County jails are sent through what is known as the Risk Assessment Process through the Tulare County Probation Department,” it explained. “That ‘Risk Assessment’ is then sent to a judge with the court, who, then, determines whether or not the individual arrested is held on bail or if they are to be released.”
Police said although Mike Boudreaux, the sheriff of Tulare County, “strongly disagrees” with the court’s decision to release the alleged traffickers, citing public safety concerns, his office is forced to comply with the court order.
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Boudreaux told Fox News that “California’s system of justice is failing us all,” adding that he was “infuriated” after he found out about the release of the men. The network reported that Tulare County Court Commissioner Mikki Verissimo signed the order to release both men.
Detectives with the Tulare County High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Unit (HIDTA) found 150 packages, each with 1,000 pills, hidden inside the suspect’s vehicle during last week’s traffic stop.
The confiscated drugs have a street value of around $750,000, as each pill sells for about $5.
According to a U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report, fentanyl, a deadly opioid 50–100 times stronger than morphine, was linked to the most overdose deaths in 2021, with 71,238. Fentanyl is increasingly cut into other drugs to cut costs.
Posted on 6/28/22 at 11:39 am to goofball
Should be mandatory minimums for dealing fentanyl
Posted on 6/28/22 at 11:40 am to goofball
If I know nothing else about this case, I KNOW that those motherfrickers ain’t from Washington
Posted on 6/28/22 at 11:42 am to 14&Counting
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Should be mandatory minimums for dealing fentanyl
Hell, at this point I'd settle for a mandatory minimum bail.
Posted on 6/28/22 at 11:43 am to goofball
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The confiscated drugs have a street value of around $750,000
And they were released almost instantly by some shitty judge.
Posted on 6/28/22 at 11:49 am to goofball
Would not surprise me if someone got to the Tulare County Court Commissioner. He, like so many others in the legal system today, seems compromised.
Posted on 6/28/22 at 11:55 am to goofball
"i'm not sure why this board hates criminal justice reform sooo much."
~ lowTBoy, mmmmcreampie, Spleen, Bronc, c on z, and WildTchoupitoulas.
~ lowTBoy, mmmmcreampie, Spleen, Bronc, c on z, and WildTchoupitoulas.
Posted on 6/28/22 at 11:57 am to goofball
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150,000 Fentanyl Pills
Posted on 6/28/22 at 12:18 pm to goofball
Mikki Verissimo (L), who signed the release:
Testament to the intelligence of said court official:
Testament to the intelligence of said court official:
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I had no idea how huge the county was until I participated in this leadership academy," Verissimo told the supervisors. "We have so many jobs in this county, and we need to get people excited about them."
Posted on 6/28/22 at 12:23 pm to High C
This incident needs to be talked about incessantly on the news to shame her for this decision. EVERYONE in this district needs to hear about it ad nauseum until pressure is brought to bear on this jurisdiction. O'Reilly used to be great with this as he would cover the issue until something got reversed.
Posted on 6/28/22 at 12:25 pm to goofball
insanity....maybe if the DA's daughter OD'd theyd feel differently
Posted on 6/28/22 at 12:53 pm to goofball
Wait. They were both Mexican fellas?
What do you know about that.
What do you know about that.
Posted on 6/28/22 at 12:53 pm to goofball
Don’t care. Let California burn
Posted on 6/28/22 at 12:57 pm to lsuson
carrying 150K pills == RoR ? Someone got paid, or their kids are being held hostage.
Posted on 6/28/22 at 12:57 pm to goofball
Sounds like an audit is due.
Posted on 6/28/22 at 1:48 pm to goofball
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Tulare County Court Commissioner Mikki Verissimo signed the order to release both men.
Definition of on the take
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