Drug Traffickers Arrested With 150,000 Fentanyl Pills Set Free Just Days After Arrest: Police

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Two drug traffickers who were arrested during a traffic stop in California last week after they got allegedly busted with 150,000 pills of fentanyl have been released back onto the streets, officials said.

Detectives arrested Jose Zendejas, 25, and Benito Madrigal, 19, both from Washington, during a fentanyl bust in Tulare County on June 24, the Tulare County Sheriffโ€™s Office said in a news release.

The two were booked into the countyโ€™s pre-trial facility on charges of possession, transportation, and selling of illegal drugs.

In an update on Monday, the sheriffโ€™s office said they โ€œreceived a court order releasing both suspects from custody on their own recognizance.โ€

โ€œWe felt it necessary to clear up any confusion there might be about the release process when it comes to our jail system,โ€ police said.

โ€œAll inmates booked into Tulare County jails are sent through what is known as the Risk Assessment Process through the Tulare County Probation Department,โ€ it explained. โ€œThat โ€˜Risk Assessmentโ€™ is then sent to a judge with the court, who, then, determines whether or not the individual arrested is held on bail or if they are to be released.โ€

Police said although Mike Boudreaux, the sheriff of Tulare County, โ€œstrongly disagreesโ€ with the judgeโ€™s decision to release the alleged traffickers, citing public safety concerns, his office is forced to comply with the court order.

Boudreaux told Fox News that โ€œCaliforniaโ€™s system of justice is failing us all,โ€ adding that he was โ€œinfuriatedโ€ after he found out about the release of the men. The network reported that Tulare County Court Commissioner Mikki Verissimo signed the order to release both men.

Detectives with the Tulare County High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Unit (HIDTA) found 150 packages, each with 1,000 pills, hidden inside the suspectโ€™s vehicle during last weekโ€™s traffic stop.

The confiscated drugs have a street value of around $750,000, as each pill sells for about $5.

Byย Lorenz Duchamps

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