Arizona is no stranger to drug busts and trafficking stings. We are the gateway between the U.S. drug market and many of the suppliers to our south. Some counties see more traffic than others, however. Just this week Navajo County saw the biggest bust in years when local police and state enforcement raided a home on Troy King Road in Farmington. [read more...]

Resulting in a tip from a neighboring business, police stormed a Tucson warehouse last weekend resulting in 5 arrests as well as the seizure of weapons, body armor, and about $1 million in marijuana. [read more...]

The drug trade is alive in well in our nation’s lock up facilities. Drugs and even cigarettes in some systems are a huge industry involving money and the prison hierarchy. In Phoenix this past week a defense attorney was charged with introducing drugs into a jail where his client was awaiting trial. [read more...]

Drug smugglers will put drugs anywhere they can. According to this short article from the Associated Press, a California man was stopped at the Arizona/Mexican border with liquid methamphetamine filling his windshield wiper fluid tank. The 13 pounds of meth is valued at over $1 million. [read more...]

We often have a tendency to think of drug dealers as older, shady looking individuals who prey on young vulnerable kids, getting them to try something they wouldn’t otherwise do. Of course this image is completely irrational and is evident from this recent arrest out of Ahwatukee, AZ.

Two teens, 18 and 17 years old, were recently arrested after police stormed a home on East Windsong Drive. The police came in wearing tactical uniforms and certainly looking like they were after some serious criminals. Drug dealing is a serious crime, however, and despite the ages of these teens, they are facing some serious time if they are convicted of the charges.

According to the Arizona Republic they are facing 11 felony counts. The charges aren’t made clear but if they are both tried as adults, they could be looking at some serious prison time.

It seems they were selling in their own neighborhood. The investigation began after police received tips from others about the two teens. [read more...]