FRESNO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment today against Ricardo Rumbo Vasquez, 37; Andres Dominguez Aguirre, 24; and Eric Oswaldo Felix, 43, all of Modesto, charging them with conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
According to court documents, all of the defendants were arrested after meeting in a parking lot to negotiate the delivery of methamphetamine. Felix’s car was searched by law enforcement, resulting in a seizure of 60 plastic bags of methamphetamine located in a secret compartment in the roof of the car.
This case is the product of an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the Drug Enforcement Administration, and the Stanislaus County Drug Enforcement Agency. Assistant U.S. Attorney Vincenza Rabenn is prosecuting the case.
If convicted, the defendants face mandatory minimum sentences of 10 years in prison and maximum statutory penalties of life in prison and a $10 million fine. Any sentence, however, would be determined at the discretion of the court after consideration of any applicable statutory factors and the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, which take into account a number of variables. The charges are only allegations; the defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
