Meth dealer busted with 42 pounds of drugs as he tried to flee to Mexico: Phoenix PD

The Brief

  • Phoenix police arrested 22-year-old Isaiahs Jimenez for allegedly trafficking about 100 pounds of methamphetamine monthly.
  • Investigators seized 42 pounds of methamphetamine from a Glendale storage unit following a car crash and a brief foot chase.
  • Jimenez faces drug charges and is held on a $300,000 bond after being caught attempting to flee to Mexico on a shuttle.

Phoenix police have arrested a 22-year-old man they say is responsible for flooding the Valley with roughly 100 pounds of methamphetamine a month, catching him just as he was boarding a shuttle to Mexico.

What we know:

Isaiahs Alejandro Jimenez was taken into custody on Wednesday near 27th Avenue and McDowell Road. His arrest caps a three-month investigation that unraveled on July 7 when investigators raided his Glendale storage unit, uncovering 42 pounds of meth.

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