Federal Indictment Charges Stockton Man with Drug and Gun Offenses

FRESNO, Calif. — A federal grand jury returned a three-count indictment Thursday against Alexander Rey Diaz, 51, of Stockton, charging him with being a felon in possession of firearms, possessing with intent to distribute methamphetamine and cocaine, and possessing firearms in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.

According to court documents, on Feb. 21, 2024, enforcement officers executed a search warrant at Diaz’s residence. In his bedroom, officers found more than 300 grams of methamphetamine, 150 grams of fentanyl, 170 grams of cocaine, and four loaded firearms. Diaz is prohibited from possessing firearms because of his prior criminal convictions.

This case is the product of an investigation by Homeland Security Investigations with assistance from the Stockton Police Department, the San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Assistant U.S. Attorney Justin J. Gilio is prosecuting the case.

If convicted, Diaz faces a maximum statutory penalty of life in prison and a $5 million fine. Any sentence, however, would be determined at the discretion of the court after consideration of any applicable statutory factors and the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, which take into account a number of variables. The charges are only allegations; the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

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.