(Oroville, CA) – In Federal Court in Sacramento yesterday, 37-year-old Joe Childers of Oroville was indicted by a grand jury on five counts, including conspiracy to distribute, and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and meth, specifically, throughout Yuba and Butte Counties.

Childers was caught February 27th during a traffic stop in Oroville in possession of just over two pounds of fentanyl, a half-pound of meth, a digital scale and packaging materials.

Childers faces a maximum sentence of life in prison and a $10-million-dollar fine.