DUBLIN — Months after he was sentenced to federal prison, an alleged Norteño gang leader remains the subject of an ongoing investigation into alleged drug dealing at Santa Rita Jail, authorities have confirmed.

Nicholas Addleman, 38, of Vallejo, was sentenced in April to seven years in a federal prison, ending a gun possession case that involved a monthslong manhunt when he absconded from pretrial release, court records show. But during his stint at Santa Rita Jail, Addleman was suspected of ordering contraband packages containing methamphetamine, authorities said.

The packages, labeled “legal mail” and containing the return address of a local lawyer, actually contained drugs, authorities say. They were allegedly addressed to Addleman’s cellmate at the time, and intercepted about two wee

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