On November 9, 2022, the Mesa Police Department’s Street Crimes Units made two huge drug busts, seizing various illegal drugs such as Fentanyl pills and powder, Methamphetamine, Heroin, and Cocaine. The two cases were unrelated to each other, but each provided large amounts of illegal drugs and drug related items.
In the first
case, Fiesta and Red Mountain Street Crimes Units arrested 42-year-old Raymond
Rivera Carbrera and seized the following:
Approximately 28, 500 Fentanyl pills
Approximately 7.5 ounces of
Methamphetamine
Approximately 2 grams of Cocaine
$3, 183 in US Currency
1 Kel-Tec 9mm handgun with magazines
and boxes of ammunition
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| Raymond Rivera Cabrera $150,750 bond |
The second
case was one of the largest Fentanyl Pill drug bust in the Mesa Police Department and
was made by Central and Super Street Crimes Units. They arrested three people, 36-year-old
Jesus Rojas Romero, 20-year-old Alex Ruiz, and 22-year-old Christian Valles
Castro. The following items were seized (an estimated street value of over $4.4
million dollars):
714, 300 Fentanyl pills
3.5 lbs. Fentanyl powder
6 lbs. of Methamphetamine
3.6 lbs. Heroin
2 lbs. Cocaine
$17, 039 in US currency
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| Largest Drug Bust in Mesa PD history |
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| Drugs put into evidence before taking the above photo |
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| Alex Ruiz $750,000 bond |
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| Jesus Rojas-Romero $10,000 bond |
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| Christian Valles Castro $10,000 bond |
Both of
these cases were worked with help from Mesa SWAT and the Organized Crime
Section of the Mesa Police Department. Officers gathered intelligence and conducted
surveillance, which ultimately led them to write and serve search warrants, granting
them access to remove these illegal drugs and related items off of the streets.
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