In a recent drug bust, U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona reported the arrest of two men who cleverly disguised fentanyl pills within roof shingle packaging. Carlos Rene Montes, 32, from Tucson, and Miguel Angel Sesma, 30, a legal permanent resident from Mexico residing in Phoenix, are now facing significant legal repercussions.
Driving an SUV into a Phoenix store’s parking lot on March 10, the DEA Phoenix East Valley Drug Enforcement Task Force observed Montes as they parked near a pickup truck. According to FOX 10 Phoenix, Montes was seen transferring “factory-sealed packages of roofing shingles from his vehicle to the bed” of the pickup truck, shortly after engaging in conversation with Sesma.
Post interaction, both vehicles were stopped and searched by EVDETF investigators. A canine detective from the Mesa Police Department alerted to the presence of narcotics in the vicinity of the pickup truck bed. Subsequently, approximately 114 pounds of blue M30 pills laced with fentanyl were found hidden within the roofing shingles in Sesma’s truck…