El Dorado grand jury indicts three people in Tahoe-area drug trafficking case
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- An El Dorado criminal grand jury indicted three people in a drug trafficking case.
- The indictments include allegations of trafficking and selling fentanyl.
- Authorities arrested 24 people in the operation, including those indicted.
An El Dorado County criminal grand jury indicted three people arrested in a regional enforcement operation in September to curtail drug trafficking and distribution, including the deadly synthetic opioid fentanyl.
The El Dorado County District Attorney’s Office on Friday announced the criminal grand jury indictments in a news release. The indictments mean those criminal cases skip the preliminary hearing phase and move straight to trial.
Those indicted, including two from Alpine County in California and a man from Nevada, were arrested in “Operation Daisy Cutter.” Prosecutors said the enforcement operation was to disrupt violent crime and combat the opioid epidemic in the Lake Tahoe area by targeting “cartel-supplied gang members and drug traffickers” operating across county and state lines.
A Markleeville woman was indicted on a charge of transportation of fentanyl for sale from another county, according to the District Attorney’s Office.
A Markleeville man was indicted on charges of transportation of fentanyl for sale from another county, selling fentanyl and possession of fentanyl for sale.
Prosecutors said a Reno man was indicted for two counts of making criminal threats and two counts of attempting to dissuade a witness.
Authorities arrested 24 people in September’s enforcement operation. Prosecutors said additional arrests were anticipated, and one suspect, Cole Williams, remained at large and believed to be in Tehachapi.
