SAN FRANCISCO – A federal jury on Wednesday convicted two men from the East Bay and one man from Humboldt County of multiple drug trafficking offenses following an eight-day trial, federal prosecutors said.
According to Northern California District Attorney Ismail Ramsey’s office, a jury convicted 38-year-old Luis Torres Garcia of Rio Dell, 31-year-old Evan Martinez Diaz of Bay Point and 44-year-old Timothy Peoples of Antioch following two hours of deliberations. The trio were convicted as a result of a federal wiretap investigation into two East Bay drug suppliers in 2018 and 2019.
Torres Garcia, also known as “Guero,” was found guilty of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. Prosecutors said Torres Garcia attended trial but fled after closing arguments and is considered a fugitive.
According to evidence at trial, Torres Garcia was a Humboldt County drug trafficker who received methamphetamine shipments from a supplier in Fairfield. On Aug. 8, 2018, the supplier attempted to send 18 pounds of meth to Torres Garcia, but the shipment was intercepted by authorities in Healdsburg.