Politics & Government
Newark Man Pleads Guilty in Methamphetamine Deal
A U.S. attorney announced Thursday that five people pleaded guilty to charges connected to a drug conspiracy.
A Newark man is among five who pleaded guilty to charges resulting from a methamphetamine distribution conspiracy, according to an announcement made by U.S. Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner on Thursday.
The trial begins on Aug. 22 but Jose Balderon Calderon, 30 — who is also known as Jose Manual Valencia Mendoza — of Newark and Juan Birruetta Kansino, 26, of Modesto pleaded guilty to “conspiring to distribute methamphetamine,” according to a report by KSEE 24 News.
Calderon also pleaded guilty to using a firearm during the drug transaction in Modesto.
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According to court records, Calderon was arrested when he and and another man delivered 10 pounds of methamphetamine, the report said. Police said he was carrying a loaded gun at the time.
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