A Yuba City Police officer is one of two men arrested on federal charges
related to an alleged cocaine trafficking scheme, according to a news release
from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland Security
Investigations. Harminder Phagura, 35, with the Yuba City Police Department, and
Gursharan Phagura, 39, of Yuba City and Roseville, were arrested for conspiring
to possess a controlled substance with intent to distribute and use of a
communication facility in narcotics trafficking activity. The two men, who are
believed to be related, made their initial appearance in federal court Wednesday
afternoon before U.S. Magistrate Judge Carolyn K. Delaney. Harminder Phagura was
released on $100,000 bond. Gursharan Phagura remains in custody pending a
detention hearing Thursday. The case is being prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney’s
Office for the Eastern District of California. HSI said the Yuba City Police
Department cooperated fully with the investigation.