Alecia Trapps, Methamphetamine and Heroin Trafficking, California 2021

Fresno Woman Sentenced to 21 Years in Prison for Multi-State Methamphetamine and Heroin Trafficking Operation

Fresno, California – Alecia Trapps, 58, of Manteca, was sentenced to 21 years in prison for conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute methamphetamine and heroin, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert.

According to court documents, Trapps was the leader of a drug trafficking organization that was sending multiple pounds of methamphetamine and heroin to Juneau, Alaska, where the profits were much greater. The drugs were sourced in the Modesto area then transported to Alaska at Trapps’ direction utilizing numerous couriers as well as various methods and modes of transportation. In at least one instance, drugs from Modesto destined for Juneau were seized in Washington state as the courier tried to board the ferry.

This case was the product of an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Modesto Police Department, the California Highway Patrol, and the Whatcom County (Washington) Sheriff’s Office. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Melanie L. Alsworth and Laurel J. Montoya prosecuted the case.

Trapps is the last defendant to be sentenced in this case. Co-defendants were sentenced as follows: Jimmy Brantley was sentenced to 10 years in prison, Carmen Conejo was sentenced to five years of probation, Ernest Westley was sentenced to two years and eight months in prison, Sheena Taylor was sentenced to 10 years, three months in prison, and Joseph Vasquez Jr. was sentenced to 26 years, eight months in prison.

This effort is part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) operation. OCDETF identifies, disrupts, and dismantles the highest-level criminal organizations that threaten the United States using a prosecutor-led, intelligence-driven, multi-agency approach. Additional information about the OCDETF Program can be found at www.justice.gov/OCDETF.

Alecia Trapps, 58, of Manteca, was sentenced to 21 years in prison for conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute methamphetamine and heroin. The sentence was handed down by U.S. District Judge Dale A. Drozd on September 17, 2021. Trapps was the leader of a multi-state drug trafficking operation that sent multiple pounds of methamphetamine and heroin to Juneau, Alaska.

The investigation into the operation was led by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Modesto Police Department, the California Highway Patrol, and the Whatcom County (Washington) Sheriff’s Office. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Melanie L. Alsworth and Laurel J. Montoya prosecuted the case.

Alecia Trapps was the last defendant to be sentenced in the case. Her co-defendants received the following sentences: Jimmy Brantley – 10 years in prison, Carmen Conejo – five years of probation, Ernest Westley – two years and eight months in prison, Sheena Taylor – 10 years, three months in prison, and Joseph Vasquez Jr. – 26 years, eight months in prison.

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