Event Brief
California Driver’s License Links Fentanyl Ring
Filed: May 02, 2026 at 10:00 AM ET
Summary: A Tampa-area case led to a 30-year sentence for Cesar Caldera-Garcia in a Mexico-based fentanyl trafficking conspiracy.
WHO: Cesar Caldera-Garcia, 40
WHAT: Convicted fentanyl trafficking and conspiracy; sentenced to 30 years in state prison
WHEN: May 02, 2026 at 9:39 AM ET
WHERE: Florida
WHY: A jury found Caldera-Garcia guilty of trafficking and conspiracy to traffic fentanyl tied to a Mexico-based drug operation.
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