July 11, 2024 - SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Jesus Iribe, 28, of Stockton, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Daniel J. Calabretta to 14 years in prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.

According to court documents, on Feb. 17, 2022, Iribe was stopped by officers from the Stockton Police Department. Iribe had a loaded Glock pistol in his pocket and a kilogram of cocaine in his pickup truck. Law enforcement officers later conducted a search warrant at Iribe’s house and found 10 pounds of methamphetamine, 5 pounds of cocaine, 3 pounds of marijuana, counterfeit M-30 oxycodone pills, and five more firearms.

This case was the product of an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Drug Enforcement Administration, with assistance from the San Joaquin County District Attorney’s Office, the Stockton Police Department, the San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office, and the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office. Assistant U.S. Attorney Justin Lee prosecuted the case.

The case was investigated under the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF). OCDETF identifies, disrupts, and dismantles the highest-level criminal organizations that threaten the United States using a prosecutor-led, intelligence-driven, multi-agency approach. For more information about OCDETF, please visit Justice.gov/OCDETF.
Source: DOJ Release