Welfare check leads to stash house discovery
Finding is result of multiple agencies
YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) - In collaboration with Yuma County Sheriff’s Office (YCSO) and Yuma Police Department (YPD), the Yuma Sector Border Patrol arrested six illegally-present individuals after they were discovered in a stash house Tuesday afternoon.
Border Patrol agents responded to a request for assistance from law enforcement agencies at a trailer located in the Cottonwood Trailer Park at approximately 3 p.m.
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YCSO and YPD conducted the welfare check on the trailer following a report of suspicious activity. Both agencies then discovered six suspected immigrants inside.
Esmeldo Aragon-Montenegro, Edgar Ivan Jaquez and Juan Granados have been wanted since last year.
The YCSO advises community members to not attempt to apprehend any of the suspects yourself.
If you have any information that will lead to the arrest of any of the suspects, please contact YCSO at 928-783-4427, 78-CRIME to remain anonymous.
Crime / News / Yuma County
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Narcotics Task Force busts another couple for multiple drug possession
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Suspects allegedly destroyed evidence
YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) - On Wednesday, the Yuma County Narcotics Task Force (YCNTF) served a narcotics search warrant at a residence in the 1900 block of W. 9th Street.
Ashley Treat
The YCNTF is a multi-agency task force comprised of officers and agents from the Yuma County Sheriff’s Office (YCSO), Yuma Police Department, U.S. Border Patrol, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and Homeland Security Investigations.
Authorities discovered four counterfeit fentanyl pills, approximately 2.1 grams of methamphetamine, about 18.5 grams of heroin and multiple items of paraphernalia. The estimated street value for the Heroin is estimated to be $925.00 dollars.
YCSO calls on federal government to pay fair share of incarcerations Published
Statement says locals have paid more than $2 million to house accused drug smugglers after declined prosecutions
YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) - The Yuma County Sheriff s Office (YCSO) is appealing to the federal government to start paying its fair share for the incarceration of undocumented immigrants.
YCSO released a statement Thursday citing the high cost of housing accused drug smugglers in the Yuma County Detention Center (YCDC). Internal records show, it cost more than $2 million for deputies to feed and house the 293 accused marijuana mules brought to the YCDC by U.S. Border Patrol and ICE between 2015 and 2018.