Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office K9 Unit and PANT Detectives Confiscate 53lbs of Meth, 120,000 Fentanyl pills During Traffic Stop
K9 representatives from the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office yesterday evening closed Interstate 17 in Cordes Lakes to vehicles heading north, 53 pounds of methamphetamine, 36 pounds of multicolored m-30 fentanyl pills, and found 5 kilograms of cocaine. When agents approached the vehicle, the driver, Ryan Ellman, 33, of Tulsa, Oklahoma, was showing obvious physical signs […]
Registered sex offender arrested in Mohave County with 16 grams of meth: deputies
Jared Ray Burton Rice Source: Mojave County Sheriff’s Office Facebook Page LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — An Oregon man was arrested in Mojave County after 16 grams of methamphetamine was found under a bridge at Fort Mojave, according to the Mojave County Sheriff’s Office. On Monday, March 13, agents from the Mojave County Sheriff’s Department were […]
Lebanon Man Sentenced to 20 Years for Meth Conspiracy | USAO-WDMO
SPRINGFIELD, Missouri – A Lebanese Missouri man was found guilty in federal court today of being involved in a methamphetamine conspiracy in Newton and Greene counties. Douglas S. Ward, 34, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge M. Douglas Harpool to 20 years in federal prison without parole. On March 3, 2022, Ward pleaded guilty to […]
DPS seizes over 1,000 pounds of Meth, Fentanyl and Cocaine During commercial inspection
Posted by: Staff February 24, 2023 The incident was the second major drug seizure in four days by Arizona State Police. On the morning of Monday, February 20, 2023, Arizona State Police initiated a traffic stop for commercial vehicle drivers on Mariposa Road east of Interstate 19 in Nogales, Arizona. While inspecting the commercial vehicle, […]
Sheriff Paul Penzone: Detention Officer Andres Salazar tried to smuggle 100 pills of fentanyl, meth into a Maricopa County jail
A Maricopa County detainee was arrested Wednesday after authorities said they tried to smuggle about 100 meth and fentanyl pills into the county’s lockup. Sheriff Paul Penzone said he believed officer Andrés Salazar was arrested on the first attempt, but admitted there was a drug problem at the county jail. I overdosed. 17 of them […]
Three indicted in Mass., Arizona, Rhode Island drug conspiracy after 16lbs of meth, guns, dozens of social security cards, licenses, seized
BOSTON – Three people have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Boston in connection with a nationwide conspiracy to smuggle controlled substances from Arizona to Massachusetts. The defendants allegedly hid the drugs in packages containing children’s items such as toy trucks, Halloween decorations and Disney items. Denise Guillett, 29, of Woonsocket, Rhode Island, […]
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 […]
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 […]
Yavapai County Authorities Confiscate 53 Pounds Of Meth And 120K Fentanyl Pills – KAFF News – Flagstaff
Yavapai County law enforcement officers seized several pounds of methamphetamine and fentanyl pills Tuesday night during a recent traffic outage on Interstate 17 near Cordes Lake. When agents approached the car, the driver, Ryan Ellman, 33, of Tulsa, Oklahoma, was showing nervous physical signs. When asked about his erratic driving, he said he had “fallen […]
Maricopa County detention officer tried to bring meth, fentanyl into a jail, sheriff Penzone says
Maricopa County detainee arrested, charged with drug-related offenses The detainee was arrested by his own agency and charged with trying to smuggle drugs into Lower Buckeye Prison. FOX 10’s Nicole Garcia reports. Maricopa County, Arizona – Maricopa County Sheriff Paul Penzone says a detainee was arrested for trying to bring meth and fentanyl into Lower […]
