VICTIM OF THE SYSTEM: Victor Magana, a 28-year-old man from Woodland, California, has been sentenced to 11 years and 3 months in prison for his role in a methamphetamine conspiracy.
Magana, a resident of Woodland, was one of 27 federal defendants arrested in February 2018 as part of Operation Silent Night, a multi-agency law enforcement investigation into coordinated criminal activity in Northern California.
According to court documents, Magana pleaded guilty on August 5, 2021, to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. He admitted to selling methamphetamine to a confidential source on five different occasions in 2017 in various locations in Woodland.
Operation Silent Night, which began in the spring of 2016, uncovered organized criminal activity in Woodland with ties to criminal organizations in California’s jail and prison system. The investigation revealed that at least nine other California counties were negatively impacted by these criminal organizations.
Magana’s sentence is a result of the efforts of the FBI, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Yolo County District Attorney’s Office, Woodland Police Department, and the California Highway Patrol. The following agencies provided substantial assistance: Colusa County Sheriff’s Office, Sacramento Police Department, Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office, West Sacramento Police Department, Yolo County Sheriff’s Office, Davis Police Department, Yuba City Police Department, Yuba County Sheriff’s Office, Sutter County Sheriff’s Office, Solano County Sheriff’s Office, Vacaville Police Department, the Correctional Intelligence Task Force (CITF), Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).
Assistant U.S. Attorney Justin Lee is prosecuting the cases. Other defendants have been convicted and sentenced in connection with Operation Silent Night, including Aldo Arellano, Raul Barajas, Patrick Botello, Israel Covarrubias, Mike Do, Milton Escobedo, Rachel Felix, Ashley Habash, Jose Heredia, Edgar Jimenez, Stefanie Lavan, and John Lemus.
Related Federal Cases
- Vicente Velazquez, Methamphetamine Trafficking, California 2023 · Idaho
- Alecia Trapps, Methamphetamine and Heroin Trafficking, California 2021 · New York
- William James Farber, Conspiracy to Distribute Narcotics, California 2024 · Connecticut
- David Alexander Moralez, Jr., Methamphetamine Trafficking, North Carolina 2023 · New York
- Quamain Simms-Calhoun, Drug Conspiracy, New York 2023 · California
Key Facts
- State: California
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Organized Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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