Two alleged drug traffickers who were arrested during a traffic stop in California last month after they got busted with 150,000 pills of fentanyl failed to show up for court on Thursday, according to multiple reports.
Jose Zendejas, 25, and Benito Madrigal, 19, both from Washington, were arrested in Tulare County on June 24 with enough fentanyl to kill millions of people. The drugs they possessed had an estimated street value of $750,000.
Less than 24 hours after their arrest, the suspects were released from custody on cashless bail after a court assessment deemed both men “low risk,” releasing them “on their own recognizance.”
However, about one week after their arrest, the Tulare County District Attorney (TCDA) filed multiple felony drug trafficking charges against the two men and issued arrest warrants for them, setting bail at $2.15 million and a court appearance scheduled for July 21….