Crime

Man found with 83 pounds of meth and thousands of fentanyl pills in Stockton drug bust

By Lucy Hodgman
This photo provided by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s Phoenix Division shows one of four containers holding some of the 30,000 fentanyl pills the agency seized in one of its bigger busts in Tempe, Ariz., in August 2017. Fentanyl is a potent synthetic opioid. (Drug Enforcement Administration via AP)
This photo provided by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s Phoenix Division shows one of four containers holding some of the 30,000 fentanyl pills the agency seized in one of its bigger busts in Tempe, Ariz., in August 2017. Fentanyl is a potent synthetic opioid. (Drug Enforcement Administration via AP) AP

A Stockton man was charged with possession with intent to distribute after authorities found 83 pounds of methamphetamine and 8,800 pills containing fentanyl in his home.

Law enforcement officers found the drugs after executing a search warrant at the home of Gildardo Perez Avilez, 38, according to a Friday news release from the Eastern District of California’s Attorney’s office.

Officers found the meth packaged in 1-pound bags, along with counterfeit oxycodone M-30 pills containing fentanyl.

A federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment of Perez Avilez, charging him with possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl. If convicted, he faces a mandatory minimum penalty of 10 years in prison and a maximum penalty of life in prison and a $10 million fine, according to the release.

This story was originally published August 5, 2022 at 10:15 AM.

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