Fentanyl Trafficking Arrest
10/12/2026 "Media Release" - Butte Interagency Narcotics Task Force (BINTF)
Agents with the Butte Interagency Narcotics Task Force (BINTF) and the Special Enforcement Unit (SEU) of the Butte County Sheriff’s Office developed information that 46-Year-old Rust Lee Gordon Jr.was trafficking large quantities of fentanyl in our region.
Agents then obtained a search warrant for Mr. Gordon Jr., his vehicle and his residence at 455 Rio Lindo Avenue, Apt. #40, in Chico, CA.
On Sunday morning, October 11 th , 2026, Agents executed the search warrant by conducting a traffic stop on Mr. Gordon Jr. and his vehicle on East 1st Avenue in Chico. Agents were able to safely detain Mr. Gordon Jr. and two passengers that were in his vehicle. The two passengers were eventually released.
Agents then searched his vehicle and located and seized the following evidentiary items:
* One Pound of Fentanyl
* Over 1 Ounce of Methamphetamine
* $1,850 in US Currency (Seized per Asset Forfeiture Laws)
Agents then responded to Mr. Gordon Jr.’s apartment on Rio Lindo Avenue. Agents safely secured the apartment, then searched, located and seized the following evidentiary items:
* Two Loaded Handguns
* Two Digital Scales
* Ammunition
* $12,452 in US Currency (Seized per Asset Forfeiture Laws)
Mr. Gordon Jr. was arrested and booked into the Butte County Jail for the following violations:
* Transportation of Fentanyl for Sale
* Transportation of Methamphetamine for Sale
* Possession of Fentanyl for Sale
* Possession of Methamphetamine for Sale
* Prohibited Person in Possession of a Firearm
* Prohibited Person in Possession of Ammunition
* Other Firearm Related Charge
It should be noted that one pound of fentanyl has the potential to kill the entire population of the City of Chico.
Additionally, Mr. Gordon Jr. is subject to an enhancement of his state prison sentence upon conviction, due to the level of his fentanyl trafficking.
BINTF is committed to the safety of Butte County and all its residents by working whenever and wherever the need arises, including nights, weekends and holidays.
"The purpose of the Butte Interagency Narcotics Task Force (BINTF) is to investigate violations of the law involving controlled substances and criminal street gangs in the County of Butte, to include all incorporated cities of the County of Butte".
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