SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Three Central Valley men have been indicted on federal drug trafficking charges after law enforcement seized approximately one million pills containing suspected methamphetamine from a Turlock warehouse.
A federal grand jury returned an eight-count indictment on April 9 against Jose Mendoza of Merced, 35, Jessy Johnson of Turlock, 34, and Alejandro Perez of Crows Landing, 43, according to U.S. Attorney Eric Grant. The men are charged with conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and other drug trafficking offenses.
According to court documents, the defendants were part of a drug-trafficking organization that used the U.S. Mail to distribute drugs nationwide. Investigators seized more than 100 parcels linked to the group, containing substances including methamphetamine, cocaine, and MDMA…