AZMEX UPDATE3 13 JUN 2019
NEWSCENTRAL & SOUTHERN ARIZONA NEWS
DEA seizes 73,000 pills in Arizona's biggest fentanyl bust
Posted: 9:19 PM, Jun 12, 2019 Updated: 1 hour ago
By: Nicole Valdes
https://www.abc15.com/news/region-central-southern-az/dea-seizes-73k-pills-in-arizonas-biggest-feantanyl-bust
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Drug Enforcement Administration agents say they seize thousands of the dangerous pills at a time,
and have arrested hundreds for selling fentanyl in Arizona.
This week, agents broke a record -- seizing more than 73,000 pills in southern Arizona in just one bust.
Special agent Doug Coleman calls it a Catch-22. "We seized a bunch of dope, we saved a bunch of lives," he said.
"On the other hand, it's disheartening because it means that there is more and more of this coming across and bigger and bigger quantities."
Coleman says a majority of fentanyl is being smuggled into Arizona from the southern border,
making the Valley one of the most common areas with consistent trafficking of the drug.
DEA agents say this much fentanyl is worth more than $1 million, and even one pill could kill.
But now, drug makers are getting smarter, manufacturing the drug to look almost identical to pharmaceuticals or other, less harmful drugs.
"More and more Americans are going to die from this for a while until we get this problem under control," said Coleman.
"You don't know if that pill has one milligram of fentanyl in it, or if it has six milligrams," he added.
"You'll survive exposure to one, you won't survive exposure to six."
Their agents take special precaution when handling the substance, wearing protective suits, gloves
and even gas masks to prevent exposure.
After each arrest, the DEA says the drugs are taken to a lab for testing to find out how much fentanyl each pill contains,
and after court proceedings wrap up on a case, the drugs are destroyed.
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Nogales CBP Officers seize $1.2M of cocaine, arrest 1 in smuggling attempt
Part of the $1.2 million in cocaine found in vehicle (Source: U.S. Customs and Border Protection)
By Elizabeth Walton | June 13, 2019 at 4:11 PM MST - Updated June 13 at 4:12 PM
https://www.kold.com/2019/06/13/nogales-cbp-officers-seize-m-cocaine/
TUCSON, Ariz. (KOLD News 13) - U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Port of Nogales
arrested a 28-year-old woman from Mexico who was involved in a failed smuggling attempt Monday, June 10.
CBP officers at the Dennis DeConcini Crossing SENTRI lane referred the Dodge sedan for further inspection
after a CBP canine alerted to the vehicle as she attempted to enter the United States from Mexico.
A search turned up nearly two dozen packages that were concealed within the vehicle's rocker panels.
The packages held nearly 51 pounds of cocaine, with an estimated value of in excess of $1.2 million.
Both the drugs and vehicle were seized and the woman was arrested and then turned over to
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland Security Investigations.
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Nogales CBP Officers seize $360K of methamphetamine, arrest Phoenix woman
Drugs found in Phoenix woman's vehicle by Nogales CBP Officers. (Source: U.S. Customs and Border Protection)
https://www.kold.com/2019/06/13/nogales-cbp-officers-seize-k-methamphetamine-arrest-phoenix-woman/
By KOLD News 13 Staff | June 13, 2019 at 3:34 PM MST - Updated June 13 at 4:05 PM
TUCSON, Ariz. (KOLD News 13) - A 40-year-old Phoenix woman was arrested and more than $360,000 in methamphetamine
was seized from her vehicle by U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers at the Port of Nogales on Wednesday, June 12.
Accroding to CBP the woman's sedan was pulled for secondary inspection at the Mariposa Crossing, after a CBP canine alerted to the vehicle.
A search turned up 100 packages of methamphetamine hidden throughout the vehicle.
The drugs weighed 120 pounds and were worth an estimated $360,000.
CBP officers seized both the drugs and the vehicle, while the woman was arrested and turned over to
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland Security Investigations.
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Sinaloa cartel shootout in Agua Prieta leaves nearly a dozen people dead
Lupita Murillo
7:40 pm
June 11, 2019
https://kvoa.com/news/local-news/2019/06/11/sinaloa-cartel-shootout-in-agua-prieta-leaves-nearly-a-dozen-people-dead/
DOUGLAS, Ariz. – A bloody gun battle in the border town of Agua Prieta, just across from Douglas,
claimed the lives of nearly a dozen people.
Three others were taken to the port of entry and transported to hospitals in the United States
including a 12-year-old boy who was airlifted to Tucson.
Cochise County Sheriff Mark Dannels told News 4 Tucson, the gun battle started Monday afternoon.
He said they received information that the gun battle was the result of an internal rift within the Sinaloa cartel.
Sources told News 4 Tucson four cartel members showed up at the port of entry asking for asylum and claimed "credible fear".
Authorities took them into custody.
The Sinaloa drug cartel is the most ruthless and dangerous of the cartels. Evident by Monday's gun battle in broad daylight.
He recounted an incident that occurred "one of the victims that had been shot was taken to a hospital in Agua Prieta,"
Dannels said. "The cartel members who wanted him dead followed him to the hospital where they shot and killed him."
A vehicle involved in Monday's shootout in Agua Prieta.
Most people on both sides of the border say they are scared.
The Douglas/Agua Prieta communities are connected.
Most of the residents travel back and forth on a daily basis whether it is to buy groceries or go to the doctors.
One Agua Prieta resident said she crosses the border minimum twice a day.
She drops off her daughter at school and then picks her up.
So even though she's frightened about the shootout she says she will have to be extra cautious
and hope she nor family members get caught in the crossfire should this happen again.
A Douglas resident told News 4 Tucson he's having second thoughts about going into Agua Prieta.
He adds he wants to feel safe and at this time he is just not feeling that.
Sheriff Dannels said he along with other law enforcement agencies are responsible for the safety and security of the public
and intends to continue working with the law-enforcement partners to make sure the residents are safe.
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