Man and woman arrested after police discover drugs worth over $1 million
YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) - Two suspects in court Tuesday formally charged with multiple felonies after police said they found a stolen vehicle on them with fentanyl and meth worth more than $1 million.
Yuma police officers seized 193,000 fentanyl pills and 74 grams of Methamphetamine after arresting a man and a woman.
Officers located the fentanyl pills and methamphetamine on Saturday, August 12 around 3:36 a.m.
Two officers located a stolen vehicle near the area of South 4th Avenue and Kings Lane.
The Yuma Police Department (YPD) said officers arrested 39-year-old Martin De Leon and 39-year-old Mary Campos.
Officers then located the fentanyl and Methamphetamine with an approximate street value of over $1,000,000.
The man and woman were booked into the Yuma County Detention Center by the Yuma County Narcotics Taskforce on numerous drug-related offenses, said YPD.
Martin De Leon and Mary Campos who are both 39-years-old were in court for the second time.
They were each charged with three felonies including possession of a narcotic and dangerous drug for sale.
Campos was also charged with unlawful use of means of transportation.
YPD explained how important it is to get these types of drugs off the streets.
“It's important to get them off the streets because we don't want this stuff to stay in our area, in our community, we just don't want it here. So the more we can get off the street and a large amount like this could be going to another city," stated Sgt. Lori Franklin, YPD Public Affairs.
