$285,000 Worth of Drugs Seized- Two Arrested

After six months of investigation, the Mesa Police Department arrested two men for various felony charges related to illegal drugs and distribution. Both men, 31-year-old Casey Thornton and 29-year-old Davonte Williams, used the Green Trail Smoke Shop in Mesa as a front to their crimes. 

With the help of the East Valley Drug Enforcement Task Force, the Mesa Police Department’s Organized Crime Section- Narcotic Unit was able to gather enough evidence through undercover operations and surveillance tactics to arrest both Thornton and Williams. 

At the conclusion of this investigation, officers seized 19 handguns, four rifles, and $285,000 worth of illegal drugs of the following type and amounts (all weights and measures are approximate): 

Methamphetamine: 91.62 grams

Fentanyl: 24,937.6 pills

Cocaine: 74.6 grams

Morphine: 5 syringes- liquid

Marijuana: 61 pounds

Marijuana gummies: 125.5 grams

Cartridges: 600+ vape pen cartridges with THC

Miscellaneous Prescriptions: 20.1 gram pills

Casey Thornton was booked into jail for the following charges and was held on a $100,000 bond.
 

Casey Thornton Mug Shot

ARS 13-3408A7: Transport or Sale of Narcotic Drugs, a class 2 felony (9 counts)
ARS 13-3408A2: Possession of Narcotic Drugs for Sale, a class 2 felony (9 counts)
ARS 13-3408A1: Possession of Narcotic Drugs, a class 4 felony (9 counts)
ARS 13-3411A1: Possession use/ sale in a Drug Free School Zone, a class 2 felony (8 counts)
ARS 3415A: Drug Paraphernalia, a class 6 felony (9 counts)
ARS 3405A2: Possession of Marijuana for Sale, a class 4 felony (2 counts)
ARS 2317B1: Money Laundering, a class 3 felony
ARS-2312A: Illegal Control of an Enterprise, a class 3 felony
ARS 13-1003: Conspiracy to Commit (all of the above offenses), a class 2 felony
ARS 13-3102A8: Possessing a Deadly Weapon During the Commission of any Felony, a class 4 felony
ARS 3102A3: Possessing a Prohibited Weapon, a class 4 felony

Davonte Williams was booked into jail for the following charges and held on a $25,000 bond:

Davonte Williams Mug Shot

ARS 13-3408A7: Transport or Sale of Narcotic Drugs, a class 2 felony (3 counts)
ARS 13-3408A2: Possession of Narcotic Drugs for Sale, a class 2 felony (3 counts)
ARS 13-3408A1: Possession of Narcotic Drugs, a class 4 felony (3 counts)
ARS 13-3411A1: Possession use/ sale in a Drug Free School Zone, a class 2 felony (2 counts)
ARS 2317B1: Money Laundering, a class 3 felony
ARS-2312B: Illegally Conducting an Enterprise, a class 3 felony
ARS 13-1003: Conspiracy to Commit (all of the above offenses), a class 2 felony
ARS 3415A: Drug Paraphernalia, a class 6 felony (3 counts)
ARS 13-3102A8: Possessing a Deadly Weapon During the Commission of any Felony, a class 4 felony