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Keith Foster, 51, was arrested along with three other
residents of Fresno, about 170 miles south of Sacramento, an FBI
statement said.
Two other Fresno residents also face drug charges but have not
yet been arrested.
"It is important that we do everything we can to maintain and
enhance the trust that our citizens have in us," Fresno Police
Chief Jerry Dyer told a news conference after Foster's arrest.
"When things of this nature happen, it does serve to erode that
trust."
The arrests followed a year-long investigation by the FBI and
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives that
authorities said disclosed that Foster and others were involved
in conspiracies to distribute oxycodone, marijuana and heroin.
Foster remains in custody and is to make an initial appearance
on Friday, U.S. Attorney's Office spokeswoman Lauren Horwood
said.
In December 2014, after filling a prescription for 100 oxycodone
pills, Foster called a relative and said he had "100 of those
things," an ATF agent said in a criminal complaint filed on
Wednesday.
The agent said he believed Foster then drove to the relative's
house with the intent of delivering the pills.
(Reporting by Eric M. Johnson in Seattle; Editing by Peter
Cooney)
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