A Mexican national pleaded guilty to trafficking large quantities of methamphetamine after authorities say they seized 86.5 pounds of 100% pure “ice” meth and about 4,700 counterfeit pills containing carfentanil from his Madera apartment, U.S. Attorney Eric Grant announced.

Jose Tobias Jimenez-Martinez, 36, who lived in Madera, pleaded guilty today to drug trafficking charges. According to court documents, on March 4, 2025, police searched Jimenez-Martinez’s apartment and seized 86.5 pounds of methamphetamine packaged in 90 plastic bags of varying sizes. Authorities said the methamphetamine tested at 100% purity.

Investigators said Jimenez-Martinez later admitted he transported the methamphetamine from San Diego and planned to distribute it in Reno, Nevada.

Officers also seized approximately 4,700 counterfeit M30 pills that tested positive for carfentanil. According to the Drug Enforcement Administration, carfentanil is a synthetic opioid estimated to be 100 times stronger than fentanyl and 10,000 times more potent than morphine.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Cody S. Chapple is prosecuting the case. Jimenez-Martinez is scheduled to be sentenced July 27 before U.S. District Judge Kirk E. Sherriff. He faces a mandatory minimum of 10 years in prison, a maximum sentence of life and a $10 million fine.

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