Man found guilty of running drug laboratory faces up to 23 years in prison

(FOX40.COM) — A local jury found defendant Paul Thomas guilty on all charges Thursday, including the operation of a “drug manufacturing laboratory,” and he now faces up to 23 years of state prison time.

The jury found Thomas guilty of multiple counts of drug possession for sale and manufacturing a controlled substance.

The Metropolitan Narcotics Task Force entered a Stockton residence on July 10, 2024, where law enforcement found Thomas, along with cocaine, heroin, fentanyl and methamphetamine. Agents also discovered that Thomas had been using the residence as a processing facility for crack cocaine…

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