September 6, 2023 – FRESNO, Calif. — Abraham Eduardo Navarro Mendez, 39, of Bakersfield, Calif., was sentenced on Tuesday to five years in prison for possessing with intent to distribute methamphetamine, United States Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
According to court documents, in 2019, agents of Homeland Security Investigations received information that Navarro Mendez was selling methamphetamine from Havana Smoke Shop in Bakersfield. They then conducted two separate undercover drug transactions with Navarro Mendez, who delivered a total of 2.5 pounds of high-purity methamphetamine for $3,750.
This case was the product of an investigation by the Homeland Security Investigations of the Department of Homeland Security with assistance from the Bakersfield Police Department. Assistant United States Attorney Karen Escobar prosecuted the case.
Source: DOJ Release