SACRAMENTO, Calif. – A Sacramento man was sentenced on Friday to 15 years in prison for his role in a drug trafficking operation.
The Untied States Department of Justice says that 24-year-old Michael William Hutchison III of Sacramento was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Dena M. Coggins.
Hutchison was involved in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and was charged with possession with intent to distribute the drug.
Authorities say that between January 26, 2023, and May 10, 2024, Hutchison was the leader and organizer of a violent drug traffickers in the Sacramento area that distributed narcotics across the Sacramento region.
The United States Department of Justice says that Hutchison orchestrated the transport of large drug loads and actively sold drugs in Sacramento. Undercover operatives conducted nine controlled buys from Hutchison, seizing hundreds of pounds of methamphetamine.
Hutchison was an influential figure in a violent Sacramento street gang, which aggravated his offenses.
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Sacramento Police Department, Yuba County Sheriff’s Department, and the California Highway Patrol (CHP) investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jason Hitt prosecuted it.
This case is part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative aiming to combat illegal immigration and eliminate cartels and transnational criminal organizations.