Casino Employees Arrested for the Mazatzal Casino Robbery

Payson, Arizona - On Monday, August 6, 2018, the FBI and our partner agencies arrested two suspects in connection with the Mazatzal Casino Robbery in Payson, Arizona. Ryan Pearson, 31, and Armando Ochoa, 32, were arrested in Payson without incident. Both were employees of the Mazatzal Casino.

FBI Seeks Public’s Assistance to Identify Glendale Bank Robbery Suspect

Glendale, Arizona - The FBI’s Violent Crimes Task Force and the Glendale Police Department are seeking the public’s assistance to help identify a man suspected of robbing Desert Financial Credit Union at 5690 West Thunderbird Road in Glendale, Arizona, at around 12:30 p.m. Friday, August 3.

174 Pounds of Smuggled Marijuana Siezed by Border Patrol

Tucson, Arizona - Nogales Station Border Patrol agents working at the Interstate 19 Immigration Checkpoint Tuesday night found almost 174 pounds of marijuana in the trunk of a Chrysler Concorde during a secondary inspection and arrest the driver.

Yuma Sector Border Patrol Arrest Four Foreign Nationals in $84K Drug Smuggling Event

Gila Bend, Arizona - Border Patrol agents assigned to the Wellton Station Targeting Enforcement Unit arrested three Mexican citizens and one Guatemalan national after they attempted to smuggle nearly $84K in marijuana along State Route 85 near Gila Bend on Thursday.

Peoria Man Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for Sexual Exploitation of Minor

Phoenix, Arizona - Attorney General Mark Brnovich announced a judge sentenced Reynaldo Granado to 14 years in prison for Sexual Exploitation of a Minor after using a messaging application to obtain images and video of child pornography.