Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich announced on April 22 the indictment of Luis Ronaldo Nieblas-Beltran on felony charges connected to a large-scale drug trafficking operation in Arizona.
Nieblas-Beltran was arrested on March 10 while allegedly preparing to deliver many drugs, including fentanyl powder, fentanyl pills, heroin, and methamphetamine.
He is charged with conspiracy, illegally conducting an enterprise, transport for sale of a narcotic drug, possession of a narcotic drug for sale, and possession of a dangerous drug for sale.
Authorities allege that on Nov. 19, 2021, Nieblas-Beltran provided another person with a “large quantity” of fentanyl powder, from which officers recovered approximately 10 kilograms.
On March 10, investigators learned that the accused was preparing to deliver a large quantity of fentanyl, Brnovich said in a press release.
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