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22-04-2025
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Bakersfield man pleads guilty to federal drug charges
A Bakersfield man pleaded guilty Monday to possessing a variety of illegal drugs with the intent to distribute them, Acting U.S. Attorney Michele Beckwith announced in a news release. The release said law enforcement officers served a federal search warrant Aug. 10, 2023, at a Bakersfield "stash house" set up for the sale of psilocybin mushrooms and marijuana. It added that a stolen firearm was seized in the sales area. Thirty-three-year-old Ramon Maldonado Jr. was found in bed in one of the bedrooms, the release said, along with a bag of psilocybin mushrooms, a plastic tote containing psilocybin, marijuana wax and edibles. It said there was also a tote containing jars and bags of marijuana, a bag of heroin, a bag of fentanyl, bindles of fentanyl and heroin and a Ruger .22-caliber rifle with a magazine inserted in it. Agents also located fentanyl in a separate bedroom, including a kilogram "brick" of fentanyl bearing the Louis Vuitton imprint, the release said, and in the kitchen of the residence they found a plastic bag with methamphetamine near five semi-automatic pistol magazines. "In total, agents seized 5.5 pounds of fentanyl, 25.9 pounds of psilocybin, 23.4 pounds of marijuana, 20 ounces of heroin and 1.15 ounces of methamphetamine," the release said. The case results from cooperation from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, the Kern County Probation Office Gang Unit and the Bakersfield Police Department. Maldonado faces 10 years to life in prison along with a $10 million fine when he is sentenced Aug. 4 by U.S. District Judge Jennifer L. Thurston.
Yahoo
22-04-2025
- Yahoo
Bakersfield man pleads guilty to federal drug trafficking charges
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A Bakersfield man pleaded guilty in federal court to possessing various drugs — including fentanyl, heroin, methamphetamine, psilocybin and marijuana — for distribution, according to the United States Department of Justice. On Aug. 10, 2023, officers executed a federal search warrant at a home in Bakersfield that served as a stash house, according to the U.S. Department of Justice in a release. The home was being used as a shop to sell psychedelic drugs — psilocybin mushrooms — and marijuana. Four people arrested in Taft on suspicion of drug sales: KCSO Officers found Ramon Maldonado Jr., 33, of Bakersfield, in bed in one of the bedrooms. They seized several totes, bags and jars of psilocybin mushrooms, psilocybin and marijuana wax and edibles, marijuana, heroin and fentanyl in two rooms and the kitchen of the residence, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. The search also led to the discovery of a Ruger .22-caliber rifle with an inserted magazine, five semi-automatic pistol magazines and a 'brick' of fentanyl with a Louis Vuitton imprint, the release said. In total, officers seized 5.5 pounds of fentanyl, 25.9 pounds of psilocybin, 23.4 pounds of marijuana, 20 ounces of heroin and 1.15 ounces of methamphetamine, according to the release. Never miss a story: Make your homepage The Kern County Probation Office Gang Unit and Bakersfield Police Department assisted the investigation led by the Drug Enforcement Administration, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. The case was investigated under the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces. Sentencing is set for Aug. 4. Maldonado faces a minimum penalty of 10 years in prison and a maximum penalty of life in prison, along with a $10 million fine, the U.S. Department of Justice said. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
