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Suspected killer had history of substance abuse, mental problems
By: Admin On: 07-11-2018 Category: drug trafficking Comment: 0
A man, who recently killed himself and was accused of killing six people in Phoenix, had a history of domestic violence, mental illness and substance abuse, court records suggest. Dwight Lamon Jones, 56, who at times used to teach tennis, was reportedly a disturbed man. Jones committed suicide on June 4, 2018, just days after […]
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Phoenix man sentenced to 4 years in prison for distributing synthetic drugs
By: Admin On: 05-14-2018 Category: drug trafficking, Spice Comment: 0
A man from Phoenix was sentenced to four years in prison for distributing synthetic drugs like spice and bath salts, and scheming to commit money laundering. District judge David Campbell also ordered 44-year-old Juan Mark Sayegh to forfeit approximately $1.7 million cash, real property, and other assets. Sayegh was found guilty of manufacturing and distributing […]
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Phoenix man arrested for smuggling over a ton of marijuana
By: Admin On: 02-09-2018 Category: drug trafficking Comment: 0
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers stationed at the Port of Lukeville, 151 miles southwest of Tucson, recently arrested a 55-year-old man on charges of trafficking marijuana. After pulling over the middle-aged Phoenix man for inspection, a sniffer dog alerted the officers to the vehicle he was driving. A thorough search led to the […]
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Fentanyl seizures leapfrog 600 percent at Arizona border
By: Admin On: 12-06-2017 Category: drug trafficking Comment: 0
In recent years, Arizona’s ports of entry (POEs) have become major gateways for huge quantities of fentanyl entering the United States. Stashed in car seats, hidden in clothing and in automobile compartments, the total amount of fentanyl seized in 2017 at different POEs along the Arizona-Mexico border jumped by 600 percent compared to 2016. According […]
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Tucson-based drug ring busted, 9 arrested
By: Admin On: 08-07-2017 Category: addiction, drug trafficking, drugs Comment: 0
Agents of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on July 10, 2017, busted a Tucson-based narcotic trafficking ring that allegedly transported drugs via a fake Coke machine. Nine people, including 44-year-old ring leader Rene Marcos Vera, were arrested, media reports said. Authorities have confiscated more than 85 pounds of cocaine, four bank accounts, 17 […]
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Border Patrol seizes 2,000 pounds of marijuana in Tucson Sector
By: Admin On: 06-02-2017 Category: addiction, drug bust, drug trafficking Comment: 0
In early May, Border Patrol (BP) agents in the Tucson Sector of Arizona stopped a suspicious truck near Elgin in Santa Cruz County, which led them to discover over 2,000 pounds of marijuana worth over $1 million stashed in the vehicle. While the BP agents were attempting to detain the pickup truck on Lower Elgin […]
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DEA busts drug mafia in Phoenix suburbs
By: Admin On: 05-05-2017 Category: drug addiction, drug bust, drug trafficking Comment: 0
In early April 2017, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) conducted a major drug bust involving several gang members in the suburbs of Phoenix. The 18-month-long investigation led to 20 people being indicted for alleged drug-related crimes and another six being arrested during the bust. Investigating officers believe that most of the suspects are members of […]
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345 pounds of marijuana seized in Sonoran desert; will US-Mexico border wall help Arizona fight drug menace?
By: Admin On: 01-27-2017 Category: addiction, Addiction Treatment, drug bust, drug trafficking Comment: 0
The illegal drug trade – involving cultivation, manufacture and distribution of various banned substances – has troubled the United States for a long. Apparently, illegal drugs pour into the country through various channels, including the vast 2,000-mile Southwestern border between Mexico and the U.S., which provide ample smuggling opportunities to various drug cartels. Lately, Phoenix […]
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By: Admin On: 12-27-2016 Category: addiction, Crack cocaine, drug bust, drug trafficking Comment: 0
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