Fentanyl Trafficking Busts Across the Midwest

Juan Rivera-Jimenez, a 43-year-old man, has been arrested for allegedly trafficking over one million fentanyl pills, 33 pounds of methamphetamine, and 22 pounds of cocaine in Phoenix. The drugs have an estimated street value of $1.5 million. Rivera-Jimenez is believed to be the leader of an illegal drug distribution cell and was intercepted while assisting the cartel with trafficking "bulk amounts" of drugs. He is facing multiple drug possession charges, conspiracy, and illegally conducting an enterprise.