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Tucson man sentenced to nine years for conspiracy to …

1/19/2023
Last week, Francisco Pantoja, 25, of Tucson, Arizona, was sentenced to nine years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. Pantoja pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute fentanyl in connection with the overdose death of a young person in July 2020.

Glendale detectives seize pills, meth during warrant …

1/12/2023
Glendale detectives seized several pounds of drugs and thousands of pills during a search warrant execution.

Woman arrested with 81 pounds of fentanyl pills

10/1/2022
CHANDLER--9 in a criminal complaint for possession with intent to distribute fentany Maria Fernanda Granillo-Velazquez, 21, of Mexico, was charged on Aug. 1l. Granillo-Velazquez had her …

StandUp AJ drug-prevention coalition receives $125K …

9/16/2022
Apache Junction’s drug-prevention coalition, StandUp AJ, has received a federal grant of $125,000 a year for five years from the Drug-Free Communities Support Program. The local nonprofit …

Organizations hold informative event about fentanyl in …

8/19/2022
Facing Fentanyl, Southeast Valley Community Alliance and the Alexander Neville Foundation will host a public education event about the dangers of fentanyl. The event will take place Saturday, Aug. …

Banner poison centers see increase in fentanyl …

2/2/2022
The war on drugs appears to be far from over, with fentanyl overdoses increasing by the day.

Goodyear Police recover thousands of fentanyl pills in …

12/22/2021
An 18-year-old man is in custody after Goodyear police executed a search warrant resulting in the recovery of a large number of fentanyl pills, cocaine, methamfetamine as well as cash and …

Scottsdale doctor to pay back $400K in deal with AG

10/27/2021
PHOENIX — A Scottsdale doctor will pay more than $400,000 to settle charges that he took so-called “speakers fees” from a now-defunct company to increase the number of opioid …

U.S., Arizona logged record drug overdose deaths in …

7/20/2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought dozens of issues to light, but it also exacerbated an growing problem in the U.S. and in Arizona.