SACRAMENTO, California — Salvador Vega Rendon Jr., a 33-year-old from Turlock, was sentenced to 16 years in prison for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and methamphetamine, as well as possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. The sentence was handed down by U.S. District Judge Troy L. Nunley, according to U.S. Attorney Eric Grant.

On November 29, 2020, in Stanislaus County, Rendon was involved in a vehi

This case resulted from an investigation by the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Office, and the California Highway Patrol. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Kimberly A. Sanchez and Michael G. Tierney prosecuted the case.

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