Traffic stop leads K-9 to find 158 pounds of meth inside car near Flagstaff
Flagstaff, Arizona (azfamily) – An early morning traffic halt has led Coconino County deputies to seize more than 100 pounds of methamphetamine early on Monday. The Coconino County Sheriff’s Office stopped a traffic violation vehicle on State Route 89 near Brislaine around 2:30am. Lawmakers say during the suspension, “Dex” said the K-9 sniffed and warned […]
Feds bust Alaska hip-hop meth kingpin in Maricopa
Federal agents arrested a notorious Alaska hip-hop artist and meth kingpin at his Maricopa Meadows home last week, said Matthew Tate, a spokesman for the U.S. Marshals Service in Phoenix. Deputies arrested Rico Gillespie, 37, who goes by the stage name Rico G. the Mayor, on June 11 at his home on Tulip Lane. He […]
Maricopa man’s fake Cali plates prompt meth, fent bust near cop shop
It’s no secret that Maricopa has some terrible drivers, but this one might be the worst. Eric W. Ray, 38, had already spent much of his life in traffic court when Maricopa Police Department officers spotted him hauling a stolen trailer on Bowlin Road by 2 a.m. Tuesday. I was spending time at The Saddleback […]
Suspect arrested after large meth bust in northern Arizona
Flagstaff, AZ (AZFamily) — One person was arrested after authorities in northern Arizona found more than 40 pounds of methamphetamine during a highway traffic stop. The Coconino County Sheriff's Office said deputies with the police dog unit stopped a vehicle heading north on Interstate 17 in the Flagstaff area around 3:15 p.m. Tuesday. Police arrested […]
REPORT: Charity In New Zealand Unwittingly Gave People Candies Laced With Meth
Auckland City Mission, a New Zealand-based food bank, has been unknowingly giving out candy laced with methamphetamine to members of the public, the Associated Press reported Tuesday. The charity, which focuses on helping the homeless, contacted up to 400 people and traced them after three were hospitalised after consuming drug-laced sweets, the media reported. ReportedNew […]
30lbs of meth seized during Flagstaff traffic stop
According to the sheriff's office, a police dog named Dex was deployed to assist in the search and sniffed out stimulants hidden in the vehicle. FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — A traffic stop in Coconino County over the weekend led to the seizure of 30 pounds of methamphetamine, according to authorities. of Coconino County Sheriff's Office Police […]
Heat deaths in Maricopa County are soaring. Meth, other drugs are part of the reason why
In the center of the living room of Maria Montano's apartment wall is a large photograph of her older brother, Brandon: photos of the family trip to the beach, some funny selfies and, in the middle, a big close-up of his brother's face, brown eyes staring upward. “I remember him always smiling and happy,” Maria […]
GCSO: Deputies find 114 pounds of crystal meth
The Gila County Sheriff's Office conducted a traffic stop on Highway 260 on June 8th. Gila County, Arizona — Gila County Sheriff's Deputy During a traffic stop, officers discovered more than 100 pounds of crystal methamphetamine. Authorities revealed this. On June 8, GCSO officers conducted a traffic stop on Highway 260. During the stop, officers […]
Man Accidentally Turns Himself In After Reporting Theft At His Meth Lab
A 23-year-old New Yorker inadvertently reported the existence of his drug lab to the Suffolk County Sheriff's Office after reporting a theft, a press release from the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office read in part. Matthew Lesinski, a drug lab owner, told the court Thursday that he was charged with “unlawful manufacture of tertiary methamphetamine […]
What The Hell?: Winning Racehorse Tests Positive For Meth (And PETA Is Involved)
It pisses me off as both a sports gambler and an animal lover. A recently winning racehorse tested positive for methamphetamine, yes, stimulants. And to no one's surprise, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has also gotten involved, calling for the trainer to be banned for life. After winning at MGM Northfield Park […]
