Southern Arizona continues to see major busts of illicit drugs.
Two separate incidents in Yuma and Tucson on June 6 resulted in 138 pounds of drugs including fentanyl and methamphetamine by Arizona Department of Public Safety troopers, according to a news release.
In Yuma, 38.6 pounds of fentanyl in the form of pills were confiscated by troopers, in which the drugs were found in a spare tire, resulting in the arrest of a suspect.
The Tucson seizure had 100 pounds of meth, but it also resulted in the confiscation of $8,050 and multiple firearms, according to the news release. DPS said there were two suspects in that incident who were charged with transportation and possession of a "dangerous drug for sale." Instead of a vehicle search like the Yuma incident, this seizure was part of a "residential search warrant" being served, the news release added.
