YUMA, Ariz. - The Drug Enforcement (DEA) along with the Arizona Department of Public (DPS) eradicated and destroyed more than 4500 marijuana plants found growing along the Centennial Wash, near Wenden, Arizona in La Paz County. The plants ranged from 3 to 6 feet high and were located in four...

WHAT: “STATEWIDE PRESCRIPTION DRUG TAKE-BACK EVENT” - WHEN: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29th 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. - WHERE: STATEWIDE-over 92 drop-off locations - WHO: DEA and over 56 state, local and tribal law enforcement agencies - DETAILS: - The Drug Enforcement (DEA) and its state, local and tribal law enforcement...

SEP (PHOENIX)- - With public participation at an all-time high after four prior events in two years, the Drug Enforcement (DEA) and its state, local, tribal and community partners will hold its fifth Statewide Prescription Drug Take-Back Day at various sites across Arizona on Saturday the 29 th. These Take...

PHOENIX - On September 13, 2012, following a five-day trial in federal district court, a jury found Francisco Alfredo Montes-Vargas, 39, of Culiacan, Mexico, guilty of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and cocaine and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and cocaine. The evidence presented at trial showed that Drug Enforcement...

SAN LUIS, AZ - Agents from the U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA) along with the U.S. Immigration and Customs (ICE), U.S. Border (USBP), Yuma County Sheriff’s (YCSO) and Arizona Department of Public (DPS) executed a search warrant Saturday morning at a business used to conceal the U.S. entrance to a tunnel...

PHOENIX, AZ. - DEA Special Agent in Charge Doug Coleman and Tempe Police Department Chief of Police Tom Ryff along with Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne announced today the culmination of a 6-month long investigation regarding the dismantling of an extensive drug trafficking cell associated with the Sinaloa Cartel headed...

PHOENIX, AZ. - DEA Acting Special Agent in Charge Doug Coleman and Tempe Police Department Chief of Police Tom Ryff along with Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne and Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery announced today the culmination of a 15-month long investigation regarding an extensive trafficking cell associated with the...

- TEMPE, AZ. - U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA) and the Tempe Police Department along with the Arizona Attorney General’s Office and the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office will host a press conference tomorrow morning, Tuesday December 20th, 2011 at 11:00 AM to announce the results of a 15-month long investigation that...

- TUCSON, AZ - . - Gilbert Thompson, 34, of North Lauderdale, Florida, a native of Jamaica and lawful permanent resident of the United States, was sentenced on December 15, 2011, by U.S. District Judge Raner C. Collins to seven years’ imprisonment for conspiracy to possess with the intent to...