Dario Mata-Manzo, of Fresno, pleaded guilty Monday to distributing methamphetamine after delivering 8 pounds of it to undercover officers. (GV Wire File/DEA)
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Dario Mata-Manzo, 32, of Fresno, pleaded guilty Monday to distributing methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert said in a news release.
According to court documents, in June 2022, Mata-Manzo negotiated the sale of crystal meth for $1,200 a pound and later delivered 8 pounds of the drug to undercover officers in Fresno.
The FBI, Drug Enforcement Administration, Fresno County Sheriff’s Office, and High Impact Investigation Team assembled the case against Mata-Manzo. Assistant U.S. Attorney Karen Escobar is the prosecutor.
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Mata-Manzo is scheduled to be sentenced by U.S. District Judge Jennifer L. Thurston on Nov. 20. He faces a mandatory minimum prison term of 10 years.
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