THEY SHOULD NOT OPEN THAT MESSAGE AND JUST DELETE IT RIGHT AWAY. AUTHORITIES SAY THEY HAVE DISMANTLED A MAJOR DRUG TRAFFICKING OPERATION THAT WAS WORKING OUT OF SACRAMENTO, STANISLAUS AND CALAVERAS COUNTIES. TAKE A LOOK. THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAYS THAT ROUGHLY 2,700 POUNDS OF METH WERE SEIZED. THAT’S MORE THAN A TON. THE SEARCH WARRANTS WERE SERVED AT HOMES IN VALLEY SPRINGS, TURLOCK AND MODESTO. EIGHT PEOPLE WERE TAKEN INTO FEDERAL AND STATE CUSTODY. THEY SAY ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE IS ON A NATIONAL TERRORIST WATCH LIST.
Major drug trafficking ring with ties to 3 Northern California counties is dismantled
Updated: 6:18 PM PST Mar 2, 2026
Authorities say they have dismantled a major drug trafficking organization operating out of Sacramento, Stanislaus, and Calaveras counties. The Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office says roughly 2,700 pounds of meth were seized, along with 1,900 marijuana plants, 107 pounds of marijuana, and 12 firearms. The search warrants were served at homes in Valley Springs, Turlock, and Modesto. Eight people were taken into federal and state custody. One of those people was on a national terrorist watch list, authorities said. The arrests on Friday were the result of a five-month-long investigation called Operation Trash Panda.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel
Authorities say they have dismantled a major drug trafficking organization operating out of Sacramento, Stanislaus, and Calaveras counties.
The Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office says roughly 2,700 pounds of meth were seized, along with 1,900 marijuana plants, 107 pounds of marijuana, and 12 firearms.
The search warrants were served at homes in Valley Springs, Turlock, and Modesto.
Eight people were taken into federal and state custody. One of those people was on a national terrorist watch list, authorities said.
The arrests on Friday were the result of a five-month-long investigation called Operation Trash Panda.
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