3 Men From Southern California Indicted For Drug Trafficking In Fresno

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Three men from Southern California are indicted Thursday for drug trafficking in Fresno

It was a multi-agency investigation including members of the Sheriffs Offices of Fresno and Tulare Counties, the CHP, The Fresno Methamphetamine Task Force, and ICE agents that led to the arrests.

The four-count indictment was brought against 33 year-old Julian Aispuro Jr., 29 year-old Abel Gregory Castro, and 32 year-old Tauri Dolores Valera, all of Southern California

According to court documents, on February 21, 2018, the three met to sell 30 pounds methamphetamine, black tar heroin and China white heroin to two people, one an undercover officer in Fresno.

Castro and Valera also charged with possession of a firearm during the crime.

All three men face a $10 million fine, and the possibility of a more than decade behind bars.

 

Click to listen to the report by Liz Kern.