Tag: Fentanyl

Police awarded fentanyl robot grant

Buckeye Police Department will soon add a unique new tool to its toolbox: a quadruped fentanyl-sensing robot. The device will be purchased in part through an approximately $127,000 grant from […]

Buckeye-based leader of drug trafficking ring tied to Aryan gangs sentenced to federal prison

A co-leader of a drug distribution ring selling fentanyl pills, methamphetamine and heroin throughout the Puget Sound region of Washington State was sentenced May 12 in U.S. District Court in […]

CMS celebrates 5 years in historic Buckeye

Community Medical Services Wednesday celebrated five years treating Buckeye residents suffering from substance abuse disorders with an open house.   “We’re just celebrating that we’ve been here five years and […]

Buckeye Police arrest woman with active warrant, seize fentanyl pills

A Buckeye police officer patrolling near Miller and Maricopa Roads on New Year’s Day arrested a woman with an active warrant and seized over 280 fentanyl pills. The officer located […]

Buckeye Police seize 8,000 fentanyl pills during traffic stop

A routine traffic stop over the weekend led Buckeye police to seize 8,000 fentanyl pills and arrest four individuals, authorities said. An officer pulled over an SUV on Saturday afternoon […]

Seven Arrested and 800 Fentanyl Pills Seized in Bust

Seven individuals have been arrested following a drug raid in Buckeye, Arizona, where approximately 800 fentanyl pills were confiscated. The Maricopa County Drug Suppression Taskforce (MCDST), in collaboration with Buckeye […]

Fentanyl crisis: Buckeye acts to enforce drug laws, treat addiction

Fentanyl is the deadliest substance in Arizona, with a 4,900% uptick in deaths since 2015, according to Maricopa County data. Efforts from mental and medical health agencies and law enforcement […]