High-ranking Nuestra Familia leader Salvador Castro Jr. pleaded guilty Tuesday to drug-trafficking conspiracy charges in proceedings Tuesday at the federal courthouse in Fresno. Court documents indicated that the 50-year-old Castro, an inmate at Pleasant Valley State Prison in Coalinga, used a contraband cell phone to assemble a new street gang in...
Feds Charge Valley Men With Having Machine Guns
The FBI, its federal partners, and local law enforcement units continue their crackdown on Valley residents with machine guns. On Thursday, the Department of Justice charged Eric Lopez Mercado, 25, of Lemoore, and Jose Moreno, 24 of Hanford, with illegally possessing and transferring machine guns. Charges Arise from Nuestra Familia...
Task Force Hits Heart of Nuestra Familia Prison Gang in Coalinga
When Salvador Castro Jr. and Raymond Lopez were sent to Pleasant Valley State Prison in Coalinga, they continued to be large-scale drug dealers. But thanks to the work of local, state and federal law enforcement officers, the Nuestra Familia prison gang's dirty dealings have been disrupted. Authorities announced Wednesday the...