'Low risk' fentanyl traffickers no-shows in court after being released without bailby ALEC SCHEMMEL | The National Desk
Thursday, July 21st 2022
KATUFRESNO, CALIF (TND) — Two men from Washington State arrested while in possession of approximately
$750,000 worth of fentanyl were released without bail in California, but failed to show up for their scheduled court appearance Thursday.
Jose Zendejas, 25, and Benito Madrigal, 19, were stopped while attempting to bring around 150,000 pills filled with fentanyl back to Washington State from Mexico.
The two men were booked into the Tulare County Jail on charges of possession, transportation, and selling illegal drugs. They were initially given a $1 million bail, but the suspects were released 18 hours later following a pre-trial risk assessment, which classified the two suspects as “low risk.” ...
But Zendejas and Madrigal have yet to be apprehended, and on Thursday, the two suspects once again failed to appear in court, according to Fox News. ...
