July 19th, 2022
On Wednesday, July 13, 2022, an Arizona Department of Public Safety (AZDPS) trooper stopped the driver of a Toyota RAV4 for moving violations on eastbound Interstate 8 near milepost 21, in Wellton. During the traffic stop, the trooper observed indicators of criminal activity. While conducting a search of the vehicle, the trooper located approximately 11.9 pounds of suspected fentanyl pills.
The driver and sole occupant, 28-year-old Laura Yancel Robles, of Phoenix, was booked into the Yuma County Jail on charges including conspiracy, participating in an illegal enterprise, transportation of a narcotic drug, and possession of a narcotic drug for sale.
Later that day, AZDPS Gang & Immigration Intelligence Team Enforcement Mission (GIITEM) detectives served a related search warrant on the residence of Carlos Ramirez-Gutierrez, 29, in San Luis, AZ. Detectives seized the following items from the residence:
Approximately 2.1 pounds of methamphetamine
Approximately 1.18 pounds of fentanyl pills
Approximately 2.08 pounds of fentanyl powder
Approximately 1.18 pounds of unknown powder
2 high-capacity rifles
6 handguns
2 firearm suppressors
Magazines
Ammunition
1 BB replica rifle
Two vehicles
$2,436 in U.S. currency
Ramirez-Gutierrez was arrested and booked into the Yuma County Jail on charges including:
Possession of a narcotic drug for sale
Possession of a dangerous drug for sale
Transportation of a narcotic drug
Money laundering
Misconduct with weapons in a drug offense
Misconduct with weapons by a prohibited possessor
Conspiracy
Participating in an illegal enterprise
The San Luis Police Department, Yuma Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration assisted AZDPS with this investigation. back...
The driver and sole occupant, 28-year-old Laura Yancel Robles, of Phoenix, was booked into the Yuma County Jail on charges including conspiracy, participating in an illegal enterprise, transportation of a narcotic drug, and possession of a narcotic drug for sale.
Later that day, AZDPS Gang & Immigration Intelligence Team Enforcement Mission (GIITEM) detectives served a related search warrant on the residence of Carlos Ramirez-Gutierrez, 29, in San Luis, AZ. Detectives seized the following items from the residence:
Approximately 2.1 pounds of methamphetamine
Approximately 1.18 pounds of fentanyl pills
Approximately 2.08 pounds of fentanyl powder
Approximately 1.18 pounds of unknown powder
2 high-capacity rifles
6 handguns
2 firearm suppressors
Magazines
Ammunition
1 BB replica rifle
Two vehicles
$2,436 in U.S. currency
Ramirez-Gutierrez was arrested and booked into the Yuma County Jail on charges including:
Possession of a narcotic drug for sale
Possession of a dangerous drug for sale
Transportation of a narcotic drug
Money laundering
Misconduct with weapons in a drug offense
Misconduct with weapons by a prohibited possessor
Conspiracy
Participating in an illegal enterprise
The San Luis Police Department, Yuma Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration assisted AZDPS with this investigation. back...