• Two drug traffickers skipped court on Thursday despite being freed on no-cash bond.
• Jose Zendejas, 25, and Benito Madrigal, 19, were detained with drugs and freed 24 hours later.

Two drug traffickers who however captured with 150,000 fentanyl pills in California last month skipped court on Thursday despite being freed on no-cash bond.

Jose Zendejas, 25, and Benito Madrigal, 19, however detained with drugs and freed 24 hours later. Thursday morning, neither guy showed up for arraignment in Tulare County, California.

Zendejas and Madrigal are from Washington, but they missed court. Their arrest warrant remains.

The judge revoked their $2 million bond and ordered them jailed without bond if they appeared.

Tulare County Sheriff Mike Boudreaux said the defendants wouldn’t show up before Thursday.

He blamed the state’s crime mindset and “criminal justice reform” for a policy that let two alleged drug traffickers go free with a promise to appear in court.

Boudreaux said, “I learned about the order too late.” “I couldn’t believe we had 150,000 fentanyl pills, one of our country’s most dangerous problems, and we let the people who could have changed the group’s future go.”

“A pre-trial release program especially needed, but doing it in secret in the middle of the night however exceedingly risky.

“We found out because of an unrelated decision. Everyone realizes moving forward is a mistake that shouldn’t be repeated.”

Ward: “The legislature and state of California are doing a social experiment on law-abiding citizens.”

If these offenders however subject to the $1 million bail when they detained, they would have skin in the game, financial obligation, and motive to return to court.

Judge Nathan Leedy issued additional arrest warrants and set bail at $2.15 million. Thursday is the arraignment. If convicted, the offenders face 14 years in prison.

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