On July 4, 2024, just before 10:30am, Mesa police officers responded to a welfare check in the parking lot of 645 W. Rio Salado Parkway. The caller stated three people were in a gold Cadillac and the driver appeared to be unconscious and slumped over.
Officers pulled up to the Cadillac and as they began walking
toward the car, the driver, 26-year-old Gabriel Rodriguez, immediately opened
the door and ran away. Two officers ran after him and one officer stayed with
the vehicle, which was occupied by 38-year-old Julian Reyes and 24-year-old
Sunflower Short. The officer could see small blue pills scattered throughout
the car in addition to a partially opened duffel bag containing several medium
sized packages wrapped in packing tape.
Rodriguez was later apprehended and transported to the hospital
after cutting his arm on razor wire while trying to flee.
After obtaining a search warrant, officers located 58 packaged
bundles (over 200lbs) and two to three smaller opened bundles inside the
vehicle. The packages contained approximately 750,000 M30 blue pills of illicit
fentanyl, street valued at $1.2 million.
Reyes and Short were booked into jail for Possession of Narcotic
Drugs and Drug Paraphernalia, while Rodrigez remains in the hospital but is
facing charges of Possession and Transport of Narcotic Drugs for Sale and
Possession of Narcotic Drugs when he is discharged.
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| Blue pills in vehicle |
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| Package bundles |
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| $1.2 million illicit fentanyl pills |
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| Julian Reyes Mug Shot |
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| Sunflower Short Mug Shot |
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