October 4, 2026 – FRESNO, CA – On Friday, September 25, after a four-day trial, a federal jury found Andrew Madrid, 27, of Modesto, guilty of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute fentanyl and distributing fentanyl in Stanislaus County, U.S. Attorney Eric Grant announced.
According to court documents and evidence produced at trial, Madrid was involved in two drug deals that took place in a shopping center parking lot in Turlock. In March 2023, Madrid and others provided another individual with two firearms and 1,000 fentanyl pills. A month later, in April 2023, Madrid and others sold 6,000 fentanyl pills and a Draco rifle (PAK-9 9 mm Luger) to the same individual.
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This case was part of Operation Blue Death, an investigation into illegal drug and firearm trafficking in Stanislaus County between September 2022 and June 2023. The operation came to a conclusion on June 13, 2023, when officers arrested Madrid and three co-defendants in possession of 50,000 fentanyl pills and several firearms. All seven individuals charged with drug and firearm trafficking offenses as a result of Operation Blue Death have been convicted.
The Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Office and the Federal Bureau of Investigation conducted the investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Cody S. Chapple and Chan Hee Chu are prosecuting the case…