WASHINGTON, July 30 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Attorney's office for XXXXXX (insert district) issued the following press release:
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A federal grand jury today has indicted Jose Gilberto Alvarez, 70, of Olivehurst, charging him with four counts of heroin distribution, U.S. Attorney Eric Grant announced.
According to court documents, between April and July 2026, Alvarez sold heroin on four occasions in the Yuba-Sutter County area. In total, he is accused of distributing about one pound of heroin.
The Drug Enforcement Administration conducted the investigation, with assistance from the Yuba County Sheriff's Office and the Placer County Sheriff's Office. Assistant U.S. Attorney Charles Campbell is prosecuting...