From all the information that I've received, I would say No,' Carstens said. He continued, I think the country clearly touched drugs. And there's information I always have to be very clear that I might see certain amounts of information, and there's always a treasure trove of information that I've never seen or never will see, due to classification or compartmentalization. But what I witnessed was not someone who's necessarily hardcore in the drug business.
Despite being locked away in Kern Valley State Prison, federal prosecutors say 37-year-old Thomas was able to control methamphetamine distribution not just in California but Hawaii, Oklahoma, Alabama and New Jersey. When the DEA launched a federal investigation in 2022, agents were able to identify the first of seven contraband cellphones Thomas allegedly possessed over the next several months, and secure wiretaps for six of them, court records show.