‘Significant drug supplier’ in East Bay gets 6 years in prison

Posted

(KRON) -- A Bay Point man who prosecutors said was a “significant drug supplier in Contra Costa County” was sentenced to six years in federal prison on Wednesday.

Carson Fries, 34, had pleaded guilty on July 29 to “possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine,” the U.S. Department of Justice said.

Fries admitted to selling approximately 478 grams of meth on Aug. 29, 2025, approximately 518 grams on Sept. 3, 2025, and approximately 506 grams on Sept. 9, 2025, prosecutors said.

Dispute between San Jose neighbors ends with $8 million verdict

“Additionally, 160 grams of methamphetamine and 33 firearms and a stockpile of ammunition were found at Fries’ residence during a search conducted pursuant to a search warrant,” the DOJ wrote.

Judge Haywood Gilliam sentenced Fries to four years of supervised release in addition to the prison term.



Continue reading at KRON4 »

Bay Area