6 arrested after cops discover meth worth $2M
May 21st, 2008 @ 6:30pm
by Hanna Scott/KTAR Newsroom

The Maricopa County Sherriff's Office made a massive drug bust Wednesday, seizing 20 pounds of methamphetamine, dozens of weapons and more than $200,000 dollars.

The sheriff's office said the investigation started seven months ago on a tip.

Six people from the Ruiz family have been arrested, several of them illegal immigrants and one man who is a corrections officer at the Lewis Prison Complex.

"This organized crime family happened to be a family, a real blood-related family," said Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio. "And that makes this a little unusual, too, when you have a whole family like this involved with a major operation."

The DEA and FBI were involved in the bust, and found drugs and money in other states tied to the Arizona ring.

The street value of the 20 pounds of methamphetamine seized is estimated at approximately $2 million dollars.





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