Torres Mora, Francisco Javier, Possessing with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine, California 2021

Fresno, Calif. — A Mexican national residing in McFarland was sentenced to prison for transporting and storing 60 pounds of methamphetamine.

Francisco Javier Torres Mora, 30, a Mexican national, was sentenced to four years and nine months in prison for possessing with intent to distribute 60 pounds of methamphetamine.

According to court documents, in April 2021, Torres possessed 60 pounds of methamphetamine at a commercial property that he intended to distribute.

Law enforcement officers seized the methamphetamine after wire intercepts indicated that Torres was holding the methamphetamine for Jorge Calderon-Campos, 42, also a Mexican national.

Co-defendant Alberto Gomez-Santiago, 28, a Mexican national also residing in McFarland, was involved in the 26-pound methamphetamine transaction, and was sentenced earlier this month to 57 months in prison.

Charges are pending against Calderon-Campos and four other co-defendants. The charges are only allegations; the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

This case was the product of an investigation led by Homeland Security Investigations and the Drug Enforcement Administration with assistance from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of Inspector General (USDA-OIG), the U.S. Marshals Service, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the U.S. Secret Service, the Bureau of Land Management, the Kern County High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Task Force, the California Highway Patrol, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, the Kern County Sheriff's Office, the Kern County Probation Department, and the Bakersfield Police Department.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Karen Escobar is prosecuting the case.

The defendant's real full name is Francisco Javier Torres Mora. The exact criminal charges are possessing with intent to distribute 60 pounds of methamphetamine. The city and state are Fresno, California. The exact date of the crime is April 2021. The sentence or outcome is four years and nine months in prison.

This 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.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-edca/pr/mexican-national-sentenced-transporting-and-storing-60-pounds-methamphetamine