More charges in East Bay drug trafficking prosecution
In the wake of last month’s arrest of an Antioch man on cocaine-trafficking charges, multiple other suspects have been charged in connection with the same investigation, a U.S. Justice Department spokesman said Wednesday.
On April 30, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents raided the Baywood Circle home of Timothy Peoples, 40, and found two ounces of cocaine and about $10,000 in cash.
Four others were arrested on the same day, with DEA agents executing warrants at nine homes in Contra Costa and Humboldt counties as well as Fairfield, Suisun City and Modesto, authorities said Wednesday.
Other suspects charged in the indictment, which alleges controlled-substance offenses involving methamphetamine, heroin, fentanyl, cocaine and cocaine base, included Lorenzo Lee, 66, of Antioch; Evan Martinez-Diaz, 26, of Bay Point; Deborah Polk, 63, of Antioch; Deshawnte Gamboa, 38, of Pittsburg; Anthony Brown, 57, of Bay Point; Marco Delgadillo, 39, and Jose Delgadillo, 41, of Fairfield; Luis Torres-Garcia, 33, of Rio Dell, Humboldt County; Jesse Lopez III, 30, of Fowler, Fresno County; Cesar Alvarado, 38, of Desert Springs, Riverside County; and Mago Aguilar-Pacheco, 38, of West Covina, Los Angeles County.
In an affidavit, authorities said investigators began work in August 2017 with informants to purchase controlled substances from Pittsburg resident Jeffrey McCoy, 46, and used federal wiretap orders to monitor alleged traffickers’ communications, leading to seizures of specific quantities of drugs.
The defendants face potential sentences varying between 5 to 40 years in prison and between $500,000 and $10,000,000 in fines, but any court-imposed sentence must comply with federal guidelines and sentence-imposition rules.
The Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force is investigating and prosecuting the case, through affidavit-listed member agencies including the DEA; the United States Internal Revenue Service; the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives; and Antioch, Concord and Oakley police departments.
Contact George Kelly at 408-859-5180.