West Valley drug dealer found with 68,000 pills sentenced to 7 years in prison
PHOENIX — A West Valley drug dealer who was found in possession of about 68,000 fentanyl and methamphetamine pills by police was sentenced to seven years in prison, prosecutors announced Tuesday.
Yeremy Amaya Macias was sentenced last month in the case, which dates back to 2022, according to the Arizona Attorney General’s Office (AG).
“With every sentence my office secures, the streets of Arizona become safer,” Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes said in a press release Tuesday. “One pill can kill. This guy had 68,000. That’s a lot of lives on the line.”
Macias was indicted in April 2024 on two counts of possession of methamphetamine for sale, one count of possession of fentanyl for sale, one count of illegally conducting an enterprise and one count of conspiracy.
After agreeing to a plea deal in July, Macias was convicted on one count of possession of methamphetamine for sale, according to court records.
Details of drug bust where police found dealer with 68,000 pills
On May 2, 2022, officers from the Glendale Police Department were called to a home near 83rd and Glendale avenues due to a trespassing report, according to prosecutors.
Officers performed a sweep of the home and did not find anyone inside. However, they did see illegal drugs and packaging materials and called narcotic detectives in to investigate.
The detectives obtained a search warrant, which led to the seizure of more than 240 pounds of methamphetamine, about 68,000 pills that were found to contain both fentanyl and methamphetamine and 1.02 kilograms of powdered fentanyl, prosecutors said.
Detectives also found a cutting and packing station, along with tires and other materials that were used to smuggle drugs over the U.S.-Mexico border at the home, prosecutors added.
Investigators were able to link Macias with the scene after finding an ID and fingerprint card that belonged to him, a license plate that was previously registered to him, an ID card from Sonora, Mexico, belonging to him and a car that was registered to him in the garage, according to the AG’s office.
Macias later admitted during a police interview that he packaged methamphetamine for sale in the home, that his fingerprints would be found on the packaging and that he ran from the home before police arrived, according to prosecutors.