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...
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...