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Suspected California drug traffickers arrested with 150K fentanyl pills released by court commissioner
Tulare County Court Commissioner Mikki Verissimo of California signed an order to release two suspected drug traffickers recently arrested with 150,000 fentanyl pills in their possession, Fox News confirmed Tuesday. Officials arrested Jose Zendejas, 25, and Benito Madrigal, 19, during a traffic stop on Friday and transported them to the Tulare County Pre-Trial Facility on charges of possession, transportation and selling of illegal drugs, but they were released over the weekend. The Tulare County District Attorney Tim Ward's office said in a statement to Fox News Digital that it was "not involved with or agree with the decision to release these individuals." "The time in which they were released was after their arrest and prior to police reports being submitted to our office. Through a risk assessment by the county probation department, they were released by a judicial officer," Ward's office said. Tulare County Sheriff Mike Boudreaux is outraged by the release. His interview with Fox News can be heard at the link. Related: Fentanyl: 2022-06-28 Drug traffickers arrested in California with 150,000 fentanyl pills released after just days in jail Fentanyl: 2022-06-25 ‘A deadly combination': excessive heat adds to Arizona opioid epidemic's toll Fentanyl: 2022-06-25 Republicans call for Biden to push Mexican president to combat fentanyl smuggling Related: Tulare: 2022-06-28 Drug traffickers arrested in California with 150,000 fentanyl pills released after just days in jail Tulare: 2021-11-03 Illegal alien and anti-ICE activist who was bailed out of jail by celebrities and supported pro-bono by the @ACLU, now wanted over the murder of a man in California Tulare: 2021-06-21 42,000 pounds of missing pistachios leads to possible illegal pistachio operation Posted by: Abu Uluque 2022-06-30 |
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