PLACERVILLE, Calif. — The El Dorado County District Attorney’s Office announced that a criminal grand jury has indicted three individuals arrested in September 2025 as part of Operation Daisy Cutter, a multi-agency investigation conducted in support of the FBI’s Operation Summer Heat.

Operation Daisy Cutter was launched to disrupt violent crime and combat the opioid epidemic in the Tahoe bi-state region by targeting cartel-supplied gang members and drug traffickers operating across county and state lines.

𝐃𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐬

• 𝐊𝐚𝐞𝐥𝐚 “𝐇𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐞” 𝐁𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐧, of Markleeville, California — Indicted for transportation of fentanyl for sale from a non-contiguous county.

• 𝐀𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐲 𝐌𝐮𝐧𝐨𝐳, of Markleeville, California — Indicted for transportation of fentanyl for sale from a non-contiguous county, sale of fentanyl, and possession of fentanyl for sale.

• 𝐓𝐲𝐥𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐨𝐟𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢, of Reno, Nevada — Indicted for two counts of criminal threats and two counts of attempting to dissuade a witness.

𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐎𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰

To date, approximately 24 individuals have been arrested in connection with Operation Daisy Cutter, with additional arrests anticipated. One subject, Cole Williams, remains at large and was last believed to be in Tehachapi, California.

This case represents a collaborative effort between prosecutors from El Dorado County, Douglas County, Carson City, and Washoe County District Attorney’s Offices. The joint investigation was conducted by the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office, South Lake Tahoe Police Department, Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, Alpine County Sheriff’s Office, Carson City Sheriff’s Office, Washoe County Sheriff’s Office, Reno Police Department, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

All defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.