Recent Posts in Drug Crimes Category
Posted on Nov 30, 2011 By Phoenix Criminal Defense Lawyer
One woman was visiting a friend in jail when she found herself in handcuffs. The 39-year-old woman was discovered smuggling narcotics and other prison contraband while visiting a facility in Arizona ...
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Posted on Nov 4, 2011 By Phoenix Criminal Defense Lawyer
Officers were shocked to learn that a member of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency was helping marijuana smugglers transport goods across the border. Federal agents and the Arizona ...
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Posted on Oct 28, 2011 By Phoenix Criminal Defense Lawyer
Two agencies worked together to arrest 17 individuals suspected of smuggling and other drug crimes . Reports indicate that the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency worked with local police ...
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Posted on Oct 7, 2011 By Phoenix Criminal Defense Lawyer
Law enforcement officers located in northern Arizona recently reported that they arrested a 74-year-old man for drug crimes . Allegedly, the elderly suspect was busted for transporting the drug ...
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Posted on Aug 10, 2011 By Phoenix Criminal Defense Lawyer
On Thursday evening, officers from a local Phoenix police department say that they made an arrest in a drug crime case. The suspect that was arrested was an undocumented immigrant that hailed from ...
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Posted on Jun 17, 2011 By Phoenix Criminal Defense Lawyer
This Wednesday, a special agent from the DEA in conjunction with Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio released the results of a recent joint operation. The officers say that they serviced arrest ...
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Posted on Feb 11, 2011 By Phoenix Criminal Defense Lawyer
This week, police in the Phoenix area placed two men under arrest after they seized 67 pounds of marijuana as well as packing material from a residence while assisting federal authorities who were ...
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Posted on Jan 14, 2011 By Phoenix Criminal Defense Lawyer
In Chandler , Arizona, police say that they have arrested two men in connection with the sale of more than $52,000 worth of methamphetamine. The news was made public after a review of court records. ...
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Posted on Dec 16, 2010 By Phoenix Criminal Defense Lawyer
In Muskogee, Drug Task Force officers recently arrested a woman after finding a meth lab inside of her 5 year old child's closet. On Thursday, Muskogee County Chief Deputy Joe Hughart confirmed the ...
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Posted on Nov 22, 2010 By Phoenix Criminal Defense Lawyer
In Phoenix, the rapper known as DMX (Earl Simmons) recently released a statement from jail saying that his arrest took place because he consumed a lot of alcohol prior to his concert in Scottsdale . ...
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Posted on Aug 30, 2010 By Phoenix Criminal Defense Lawyer
This week, a 45-year-old woman from Phoenix posted bond and was released after being arrested Saturday morning in Carson County. Police say that the woman had 151 pounds of marijuana in her vehicle. ...
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Posted on Aug 23, 2010 By Phoenix Criminal Defense Lawyer
This week, it was reported that a woman who was accused of stealing luggage from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport will have to spend five years on probation and 3 1/2 years in prison. Back in ...
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Posted on Aug 9, 2010 By Phoenix Criminal Defense Lawyer
This week, the sixth suspect that is accused of killing an undercover police officer was released from a Phoenix hospital and booked into jail. Police say that 33 year old Christopher Paul Gonzales ...
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Posted on Aug 3, 2010 By Phoenix Criminal Defense Lawyer
Last week Thursday, a man from Greenwood was arrested by police after he led officers on a car and foot chase. Officers say that the man had drugs in his possession . After the chase, police managed ...
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Posted on Jul 6, 2010 By Phoenix Criminal Defense Lawyer
This week, four Mexican citizens were convicted of drug crimes in Phoenix. The men were charged with conspiracy and possession of methamphetamine. After a trial in the U.S. District Court in Phoenix, ...
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Posted on May 4, 2010 By Knowles Law Firm
Phoenix police were called to the scene of a shooting last Friday afternoon when shots were heard. One person was killed and another injured. A 22-year-old Hispanic male was transported to the ...
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Posted on Mar 11, 2010 By Phoenix Criminal Defense Lawyer
When deputies from the Coconino Sheriff's Department were called to a home in Williams to investigate reports of domestic abuse , the last thing they expected to find was dozens of marijuana plants. ...
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Posted on Feb 18, 2010 By Phoenix Criminal Defense Lawyer
Six people were arrested after police raided what turned out to be a drug stash house in West Phoenix. A task force led by the Arizona Department of Public Safety raided the house last week after ...
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Posted on Feb 10, 2010 By Phoenix Criminal Defense Lawyer
U.S. Customs and Border Protection arrested a Nogales woman who allegedly tried to smuggle 1.5 pounds of crystal meth across the Arizona border in a powered milk can. The woman, whose name was not ...
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Posted on Jan 15, 2010 By Phoenix Criminal Defense Lawyer
Sen. Russell Pearce (R- Mesa ) is proposing new legislation designed to help fight the drug smuggling problem in Arizona. If Senate Bill 1026 becomes law, the Department of Public Safety would need to ...
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Posted on Jan 11, 2010 By Phoenix Criminal Defense Lawyer
Two separate traffic stops resulted in the discovery of more than 10 pounds of cocaine and more than two pounds of crystal methamphetamine. The first arrested took place on December 30, when officers ...
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