Arizona’s inland checkpoints closed for months as officials warn of fentanyl flooding in
Inland border security checkpoints, vital to stemming the influx of drugs and illegal immigrants into the country, have been closed for months as police officers were diverted to administrative duties, sources told The Post. “You’re preventing agents from doing their jobs,” said Martin Polchas, supervisor of Yuma County, Arizona, noting that three roadside checkpoints in […]
Border officials seize about 757,000 fentanyl pills, 92 pounds of meth
Nogales, Arizona (KGUN) – Border officials recently said they arrested suspected smugglers with about 757,000 fentanyl pills and more than 90 pounds of methamphetamine. The first drug seizure on Wednesday was about 299,600 pills, Port of Nogales Port Superintendent Michael W. Humphries shared. On Thursday, he said U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials found: 458,000 […]
Deputies seize 160+ fentanyl pills at Maricopa Co. jail facility in one week; crackdown continues
Phoenix (3TV/CBS 5) — The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office said earlier this week that several newly booked inmates were found trying to smuggle fentanyl pills hidden in their bodies. In the first incident at an ITR (Intake, Transfer and Release) facility, the sheriff’s office said an inmate was seen handing pills to another inmate. After […]
About 27 ounces of Fentanyl pills found from two different cases in Arizona | Local News
photo courtesy unsplash Imperial Valley – Around the same time, four people in Arizona were pulled over for taking fentanyl tablets. As the police stopped the car, the police K9 warned the officers that it smelled of drugs. While conducting a search of the vehicle, police confirmed that the driver had hidden 11.839 ounces of […]
GOP proposal would make a fentanyl overdose 1st degree murder in Arizona
Some critics say the Republican proposal would clean up drug addicts and put them on death row. Senator Anthony Kahn (R-Glendale)’s bill would expand state first-degree murder laws to include deaths from fentanyl if fentanyl can be traced to a specific individual. First-degree murder in Arizona is punishable by life imprisonment or the death penalty. […]
Arizona Woman Caught Trafficking Fentanyl and Heroin on Interstate 5
An Arizona woman faces federal charges after she was arrested earlier this month for trafficking about 45,000 counterfeit oxycodone pills containing fentanyl and several pounds of bulk heroin on Interstate 5 near Salem. increase. Nancy Garcia, 47, of Yuma County, Arizona, was charged in federal court with possession of fentanyl and heroin for the purpose […]
Troopers Seize Over 25 Pounds of Fentanyl Pills in Traffic Stop on Interstate 40 in Holbrook
On the evening of Saturday, January 21, 2023, the Arizona State Police initiated a traffic stop to drivers of Mazda SUVs on Interstate 40 at Milepost 285 in Holbrook. During the traffic stop, troopers observed several signs of criminal activity. A subsequent search of the vehicle revealed approximately 25.8 pounds of suspicious fentanyl tablets (including […]
Maricopa County detention officer who tried to smuggle meth, fentanyl inside jail arrested
Phoenix (3TV/CBS 5) A detainee was arrested on suspicion of trying to smuggle about 100 fentanyl tablets and methamphetamine into a Phoenix prison, the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office said at a press conference Wednesday. Sheriff Paul Penzone said 26-year-old Andrés Salazar, who worked at Lower Buckeye Prison, was taken into custody around 3:20 p.m., about […]
GOP proposal would make a fentanyl overdose first-degree murder in Arizona
Some critics say the Republican proposal would clean up drug addicts and put them on death row. Senator Anthony Kahn (R-Glendale)’s bill would expand state first-degree murder laws to include deaths from fentanyl if fentanyl can be traced to a specific individual. First-degree murder in Arizona is punishable by life imprisonment or the death penalty. […]
Troopers Seize More Than 73 Pounds of Methamphetamine, 64 Pounds of Fentanyl Pills in Two Traffic Stops
On the morning of Wednesday, January 18, 2023, Arizona Department of Public Safety (AZDPS) troopers accused a Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck of a vehicle for a traffic violation on westbound Interstate 10 at Milepost 239 near Marana. Initiated a traffic stop to the driver. During the traffic stop, troopers observed many signs of criminal activity. […]
