A 19-year-old man was at the center of a huge fentanyl bust after deputies say he was the person who was supplying dealers in the Phoenix area. Guns, other types of drugs and high-end jewelry were also found.
executed a search warrant at a Tolleson home and reportedly found half-a-million dollars worth of drugs, cash, weapons and jewelry.
"The search warrant came after months of diligent investigative work by Maricopa County Drug Suppression Task Force detectives. Over the months long investigation, detectives investigated a group of suspects selling thousands of fentanyl pills," the sheriff's office said. After several people were arrested, investigators pinpointed Fredy Benjamin Medrano-Erenas as the person suspected of supplying the drugs, using social media to market them.748 grams of cocaine About $124,544 in cashThe sheriff's office estimated those listed street values.
"All items were seized by detectives and impounded for evidence. Medrano-Erenas was booked into jail several charges which includes drugs and money laundering," the sheriff's office said.
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