AZMEX UPDATE 28 FEB 2020
Court docs: Drug trafficker found with lethal drugs worth thousands hidden in tires
• Zulekha Pitts
• Posted 16 hrs ago
https://www.azfamily.com/news/court-docs-drug-trafficker-found-with-lethal-drugs-worth-thousands/article_05f409b2-59e1-11ea-b663-57575d54a221.html
PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) -- Leon Luna, a 23-year-old man from Mexico living in Phoenix,
was arrested on Monday in connection to trafficking lethal drugs worth thousands
by hiding them inside tire and wheel assemblies, court documents say.
On Feb. 23 and Feb. 24, investigators did a stakeout at a residence
in the area of 53rd Avenue and Coronado Road, near Papago Freeway.
According to court documents, the investigators saw multiple men,
including Leon Luna, coming and going from the home during various hours of the day and night
taking what appeared to be heavy bags and packages.
They were reportedly also seen carrying wheels and tires in and out of the home.
Investigators concluded that this kind of activity was drug-trafficking related.
A little after 1 p.m. on Feb. 24, investigators saw another man, identified in court paperwork as Juan Alfonso Torres Rodrigues,
leaving the same residence to allegedly meet with his drug customer, Rigoberto Feria Cruz.
After investigators saw Rodrigues give Cruz a pound of meth, he was arrested, court paperwork said.
As detectives prepared to issue a warrant at the residence centered around this investigation,
they saw Luna driving a Jeep into the garage of that home. That's when they witnessed Luna and another man,
identified as Miguel Angel Flores Carlos, putting two tire and wheel assemblies into a vehicle before driving off in it.
A traffic stop was made on Luna, who was the driver, and Flores.
Investigators issued a search warrant on the vehicle and found 17 pounds of meth worth $25,000
hidden in parts of the tire and wheel assemblies inside the vehicle.
When detectives went back to the residence where Luna and Rodrigues live,
they reportedly discovered 61 pounds of meth worth $90,000 and 10,000 tablets believed to be fentanyl worth $50,000.
After getting arrested, during an interview,
Luna allegedly admitted that Torres and he were drug traffickers working for separate clients in Mexico.
Court documents say Luna is a Mexican citizen living in the U.S. illegally.
Due to the serious nature of his crimes, investigators wish that Luna have a cash-only bond of $50,000.
He faces felony charges, including the selling of dangerous drug possession, conspiracy and money laundering.
The consequences of the other men involved in this drug-trafficking operation are unknown at this time.
The investigation is ongoing.
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