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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Travis Jordan Michael, 38, of Stockton, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller to 10 years in prison for conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, distribution of fentanyl, and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, United States Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
According to court documents, Michael distributed fentanyl for a Mexico-based drug trafficker who advertised drugs for sale on Snapchat. On April 16, 2021, Michael was stopped by an officer from the California Highway Patrol. After a narcotics-detection canine alerted to the presence of narcotics his Michael’s car, the CHP officer searched the car and found two pounds of methamphetamine and 4,000 fentanyl pills. During a later search of Michael’s residence in Stockton, officers found three pounds of methamphetamine and 9,000 more fentanyl pills.
This case was the product of an investigation by the Drug Enforcement Administration and Stanislaus Special Investigations Unit with assistance from the California Highway Patrol and the Stanislaus County District Attorney’s Office. Assistant United States Attorney Justin Lee prosecuted the case.
The 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. For more information about Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces, please visit Justice.gov/OCDETF.