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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
K-9 Kilo busts driver hauling over 22K fentanyl pills during traffic stop near Holbrook
Holbrook, Arizona (3TV/CBS 5) –good boy! A K-9 puppy helped deputies arrest a driver reportedly carrying thousands of packages of fentanyl pills and fentanyl powder during a traffic stop near Holbrook Wednesday.Navajo County Sheriff’s office deputies stopped 20-year-old Jesus Alejandro Alvarez Fonseca from driving on State Route 377 for a traffic violation. During the stop, […]
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 […]
Navajo County Sheriff’s Deputies Seize Around 72-Thousand Suspected Fentanyl Pills During A Traffic Stop Near Holbrook Monday – KAFF News – Flagstaff
Navajo County sheriff’s deputies seized about 72,000 suspected fentanyl pills Monday during a traffic stop east of Holbrook on Interstate 40. Both drivers and passengers were asked to exit their vehicles during the stoppage, authorities said. As they did so, fellow passenger Rafael Kiwi Andrade, 29, ran to the driver’s side and drove off, leaving […]
Maricopa County inmates caught with 150+ fentanyl pills at one facility in the past week
article Maricopa County Jail Facility Seizes Fentanyl in One Week phoenix – Maricopa County detainees seized more than 150 fentanyl pills from inmates at one facility in the past week, according to the county sheriff’s office. In total, 260 tablets were found in newly booked inmates in three separate incidents at county detention, transfer, and […]
2 arrested after Coconino County sheriff deputy seizes 45,000 fentanyl pills
Happy Jack, Arizona (3TV/CBS 5) — Two men arrested after Coconino County Sheriff’s Deputy discovered possible fentanyl trafficking due to traffic stop. According to the sheriff’s office, sheriffs stopped a driver near the community of Happy Jack, about 15 miles south of Lake Mormon, after there was a traffic violation on Highway 87 near Milepost […]
