Three arrested for narcotics possession in Yuma
YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) - The Yuma County Sheriff's Office (YCSO) announced the arrest of three men for possessing narcotics on Monday.
YCSO says it happened at around 6:40 a.m. in the area of E. 25th Place and S. James Avenue after the Yuma County Narcotics Task Force, consisting of officers and agents from YCSO, Homeland Security Investigations and Border Patrol, issued a search warrant.
During the search, YCSO says the task force, with the help of YCSO K-9 "Aisha," found the following items:
- Almost 11,000 counterfeit Fentanyl pills with the M30 imprint, "marketed and stamped to resemble and imitate Oxycodone Hydrochloride," with an estimated street value of $32,976.
- A loaded firearm
- An inoculation of liquid Methamphetamine
- 3.44 grams of Methamphetamine in crystalline form
- Multiple items of drug paraphernalia indicative of street sales
Following the discovery, YCSO says three men were arrested and booked into the Yuma County Detention Center on the following charges:
- A 41-year-old man from Yuma: Possession of a dangerous drug and possession of drug paraphernalia
- A 39-year-old man from Yuma: Possession of a dangerous drug and possession of drug paraphernalia
- A 42-year-old man from Yuma: Possession of a narcotic for sales, possession of a narcotic, possession of a weapon in a drug offense, possession of a weapon by prohibited possessor and possession of drug paraphernalia.
