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MADERA, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - A 35-year-old Madera nonmigratory was indicted Thursday aft officials accidental 75 pounds of methamphetamine and respective 1000 fentanyl pills were recovered during a probation hunt astatine his residence.
A national expansive assemblage returned a one-count indictment against Jose Tobias Jimenez-Martinez.
Jimenez-Martinez was calved successful Mexico but lives successful Madera, the DOJ said helium was connected probation for a anterior authorities felony conviction. On March 4, probation officers arrived astatine Jimenez’s residence successful Madera to behaviour a probation search, according to tribunal documents.
During the search, the DOJ says officers recovered and seized respective 1000 fentanyl pills and much than 75 pounds of methamphetamine.
The DOJ said Jimenez-Martinez aboriginal admitted to transporting the methamphetamine from San Diego and was readying to administer it successful Reno, Nevada. The methamphetamine was individually packaged successful respective integrative bags.
If convicted, Jimenez-Martinez faces a minimum statutory punishment of 10 years and a maximum statutory punishment of beingness successful situation and a $10 cardinal fine. Any sentence, however, would beryllium determined astatine the discretion of the court.
The DOJ says charges are lone allegations and the suspect is presumed guiltless until and unless proven blameworthy beyond a tenable doubt.
