East Bay Drug Supplier Sentenced to 72 Months in Prison for Methamphetamine Trafficking
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of California announced that Carson Fries, 34, of Bay Point, California, was sentenced on November 4, 2026, to 72 months in federal prison for drug trafficking. U.S. District Judge Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr. handed down the sentence, along with four years of supervised release.
Fries was a significant drug supplier in Contra Costa County. He was charged by criminal complaint on September 22, 2025, and by information on May 12, 2026, and pleaded guilty on July 29, 2026, to possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine.
According to the plea agreement, Fries admitted selling large quantities of methamphetamine on at least three occasions in Bay Point between August 29 and September 9, 2025: about 478 gross grams on August 29, about 518 gross grams on September 3, and about 506 gross grams on September 9, 2025. A search of his residence also turned up 160 grams of methamphetamine, 33 firearms, and a stockpile of ammunition.
The Drug Enforcement Administration and the Concord Police Department investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Ivana Djak is prosecuting. U.S. Attorney Craig H. Missakian and DEA Special Agent in Charge Bob P. Beris made the announcement. (Source: U.S. Department of Justice)
Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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