Yavapai County Receives HIDTA Designation to Strengthen Fight Against Drug Trafficking and Fentanyl Crisis | Prescott Valley Times local news

Yavapai County has been designated a High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA), which brings new resources and increased collaboration between law enforcement agencies in the fight against ongoing drug activity in the county. It will be. The Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) program designation not only facilitates information sharing between YCSO and other law enforcement agencies, […]

Arizona border communities are dealing with ongoing migrant crisis

Arizona border communities grapple with ongoing migration crisis Local Sports Things to do Politics Travel Advertise Obituary Electronic Newspaper law Migrants who were dropped off by the Border Patrol board a bus behind the Pimería Alta Historical Society Museum in Nogales on Dec. 14, 2023. Jose Ignacio Castañeda/Republic Santa Cruz County Emergency Management Director Sobeira […]

Local efforts combat fentanyl crisis in Yuma County

KYMA reporter Manoa Tuiasosopo spoke with local agencies about the current state of the fentanyl crisis in Yuma County and what they're doing to combat it. YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) – Fentanyl is Arizona's most deadly drug, surpassing methamphetamine, according to the Arizona Department of Health Services. Fentanyl is an extremely powerful synthetic opioid, 50 […]

Border Patrol Agent Lashes Out At Biden-Harris Admin, Calling Job ‘Migrant Concierge Service’ Amid Border Crisis

Border Patrol agents have criticized recent changes to their role under the Biden-Harris administration, accusing it of transforming into a “migrant concierge service,” the New York Post reported Friday. Zachary Apotheker, who joined the police force in 2020, expressed frustration that his job under the Biden administration has shifted from cracking down on drug traffickers […]