Methamphetamine - Credit: DEA 

April 17, 2023 - FRESNO, Calif. — Bobby Hood, 65, of Fresno, pleaded guilty today to possessing with intent to distribute over 40 grams of fentanyl and over 500 grams of methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.

According to court documents, on Jan. 14, 2021, investigators executed a warrant and searched Hood’s residence, car, and person and seized over a pound of methamphetamine and over 40 grams of powdered fentanyl. 

This case is the product of an investigation by FORT, a multi-agency team composed of Homeland Security Investigations, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Clovis Police Department, and the Fresno Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Justin J. Gilio is prosecuting the case.

Hood is scheduled to be sentenced on Aug. 7, 2023, by U.S. District Judge Jennifer L. Thurston. Hood faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years up to life in prison and a $10 million fine. The actual sentence, however, will be determined at the discretion of the court after consideration of any applicable statutory factors and the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, which take into account a number of variables.

This case is part of Operation Synthetic Opioid Surge (S.O.S.) a program designed to reduce the supply of deadly synthetic opioids in high impact areas as well as identifying wholesale distribution networks and international and domestic suppliers. In July 2018, the Justice Department announced the creation of S.O.S., which is being implemented in the Eastern District of California and nine other federal districts.
Source: DOJ Release