SAN FRANCISCO – Thirteen defendants were indicted on narcotics trafficking charges, announced United States Attorney David L. Anderson and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Chris D. Nielsen.  The indictment follows the arrest of five of the defendants on April 30, 2019, and the execution of search warrants at thirteen locations, including nine residences in Contra Costa County, Humboldt County, Fairfield, Suisun City and Modesto.  

All thirteen defendants were charged in a single indictment which charges controlled substance offenses involving methamphetamine, heroin, fentanyl, cocaine and cocaine base. The defendants and the charges pending against them are as follows:



Defendant





Age





Residence





Charges





Maximum Statutory Penalty





LORENZO LEE, a/k/a “O.G.”





66





Antioch, California





Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with Intent to Distribute Controlled Substances (Count 1)

 

21 U.S.C. § 846





Not less than 10 years imprisonment and up to life

 

Not less than 5 years supervised release and up to life

 

$10 million fine





Distribution of and Possession with Intent to Distribute Controlled Substances, Including Cocaine, Cocaine Base, Methamphetamine, and Heroin (Counts 4, 7, and 13-15)

 

21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1)





Not less than 10 years imprisonment and up to life

 

Not less than 5 years supervised release and up to life

 

$10 million fine





JEFFREY MCCOY





46





Pittsburg, California





Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with Intent to Distribute Controlled Substances (Count 1)

 

21 U.S.C. § 846





Not less than 5 years imprisonment and up to 40 years imprisonment

 

Not less than 4 years supervised release and up to life

 

$5 million fine





Distribution of Controlled Substances, Including Cocaine Base, Cocaine, and Heroin (Counts 2-7 and 9)

 

21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1)





Not less than 5 years imprisonment and up to 40 years imprisonment

 

Not less than 4 years supervised release and up to life

 

$5 million fine





ANTHONY BROWN, a/k/a “Ant Man”





57





Bay Point, California





Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with Intent to Distribute Controlled Substances (Count 1)

 

21 U.S.C. § 846





Not less than 5 years imprisonment and up to 40 years imprisonment

 

Not less than 4 years supervised release and up to life

 

$5 million fine





Distribution of Cocaine Base

 

21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) (Count 7)





Not less than 5 years imprisonment and up to 40 years imprisonment

 

Not less than 4 years supervised release and up to life

 

$5 million fine





DESHAWNTE GAMBOA





38





Pittsburg, California





Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with Intent to Distribute Controlled Substances (Count 1)

 

21 U.S.C. § 846





Not less than 5 years imprisonment and up to 40 years imprisonment

 

Not less than 4 years supervised release and up to life

 

$5 million fine





Distribution of Heroin (Count 9)

 

21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1)





Not less than 5 years imprisonment and up to 40 years imprisonment

 

Not less than 4 years supervised release and up to life

 

$5 million fine





DEBORAH POLK





63





Antioch, California





Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with Intent to Distribute Controlled Substances (Count 1)

 

21 U.S.C. § 846





Not less than 5 years imprisonment and up to 40 years imprisonment

 

Not less than 4 years supervised release and up to life

 

$5 million fine





Possession with Intent to Distribute Heroin (Count 15)

 

21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1)





Not less than 5 years imprisonment and up to 40 years imprisonment

 

Not less than 4 years supervised release and up to life

 

$5 million fine





Maintaining a Drug-Involved Premises (Count 16)

 

21 U.S.C. § 856(a)(2)





20 years imprisonment

 

3 years supervised release

 

$500,000 fine





EVAN MARTINEZ-DIAZ





26





Bay Point, California





Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with Intent to Distribute Controlled Substances (Count 1)

 

21 U.S.C. § 846





Not less than 10 years imprisonment and up to life

 

Not less than 5 years supervised release and up to life

 

$10 million fine





Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine and Cocaine (Counts 13 and 14)

 

21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1)





Not less than 10 years imprisonment and up to life

 

Not less than 5 years supervised release and up to life

 

$10 million fine





MAGO AGUILAR-PACHECO





38





West Covina, California





Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with Intent to Distribute Controlled Substances (Count 1)

 

21 U.S.C. § 846





Not less than 5 years imprisonment and up to 40 years imprisonment

 

Not less than 4 years supervised release and up to life

 

$5 million fine





CESAR ALVARADO





38





Desert Springs, California





Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with Intent to Distribute Controlled Substances (Count 1)

 

21 U.S.C. § 846





Not less than 10 years imprisonment and up to life

 

Not less than 5 years supervised release and up to life

 

$10 million fine





Possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine, Heroin, and Methamphetamine (Counts 11-14)

 

21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1)





Not less than 10 years imprisonment and up to life

 

Not less than 5 years supervised release and up to life

 

$10 million fine





JESSE LOPEZ, III





30





Fowler, California





Possession with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl (Count 8)

 

21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1)





Not less than 10 years imprisonment and up to life

 

Not less than 5 years supervised release and up to life

 

$10 million fine





JOSE DELGADILLO, a/k/a “Tepa”





41





Fairfield, California





Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with Intent to Distribute Controlled Substances (Counts 1 and 10)

 

21 U.S.C. § 846





Not less than 10 years imprisonment and up to life

 

Not less than 5 years supervised release and up to life

 

$10 million fine





MARCO DELGADILLO, a/k/a “Tonio”





39





Fairfield, California





Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with Intent to Distribute Controlled Substances (Count 10)

 

21 U.S.C. § 846





Not less than 10 years imprisonment and up to life

 

Not less than 5 years supervised release and up to life

 

$10 million fine





LUIS TORRES-GARCIA, a/k/a “Guero”





33





Rio Dell, California





Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with Intent to Distribute Controlled Substances (Count 10)

 

21 U.S.C. § 846





Not less than 10 years imprisonment and up to life

 

Not less than 5 years supervised release and up to life

 

$10 million fine





TIMOTHY PEOPLES, a/k/a “Tee”





40





Antioch, California





Possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine and Cocaine Base (Counts 17 and 18)

 

21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1)





Not less than 5 years imprisonment and up to 40 years imprisonment

 

Not less than 4 years supervised release and up to life

 

$5 million fine



The defendants arrested on April 30, 2019, were originally charged by complaint.  The complaints have been unsealed.  Eight defendants were charged in complaints that were supported by an affidavit describing the underlying investigation (the Affidavit).  In addition, a separate complaint was filed against defendant Timothy Peoples, and that complaint has been unsealed as well.

According to the Affidavit, this investigation started in 2017 and involved the DEA, the United States Internal Revenue Service, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, Antioch Police Department, Oakley Police Department, and Concord Police Department.  In 2017 and 2018, the investigators used informants to conduct a series of purchases of cocaine, cocaine base and heroin from JEFFREY MCCOY.  In furtherance of their investigation, the agents also obtained federal wiretap orders in 2018 and 2019 to monitor communications over telephones used by the conspirators.

According to the Affidavit, the agents also seized significant quantities of narcotics from various defendants during the investigation.  The following chart summarizes the seizures, which are discussed in more detail in the Affidavit: 



DATE





SEIZED





CIRCUMSTANCES





5/15/2018





4 kg of heroin mixed with fentanyl and $46,000





Seized from courier after leaving LEE’s residence





8/8/2018





18 lbs of methamphetamine





Seized en route to TORRES-GARCIA from Jose DELGADILLO





1/26/2019





2 kg of cocaine





Seized en route to meeting point with LEE





2/9/2019





7 kg of narcotics and $104,505





Seized from courier after leaving LEE’s residence





2/9/2019





20 lbs of methamphetamine and 1 kg of cocaine





Discarded from courier’s vehicle after leaving LEE’s residence



In addition, any sentence following conviction will be imposed by the court only after consideration of the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and the federal statute governing the imposition of a sentence, 18 U.S.C. § 3553. 

This case was investigated and prosecuted by member agencies of the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force, a focused multi-agency, multi-jurisdictional task force investigating and prosecuting the most significant drug trafficking organizations throughout the United States by leveraging the combined expertise of federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies.