Arizona's Governor proposes increased funding for public safety, including pay raises for state troopers and investments in emergency response and drug interdiction.

Two people accused of operating a drug trafficking ring and distributing fentanyl out of the Tucson area last year were indicted, AG Kris Mayes said.

Federal prosecutors have secured a fourth guilty plea in a drug smuggling ring that mailed a record amount of fentanyl pills from Arizona to the Twin Cities hidden in stuffed animals. Robiel Lee Williams,

State-level border funding was allocated to sheriff's departments throughout Arizona, the governor’s office announced on Wednesday.

As Arizona's legislative session kicks off with a GOP-majority legislature, the Democratic governor pledged to make border security a top priority.

A convicted Arizona drug trafficker was sentenced to 15 years in prison last week, authorities announced Wednesday.

A counselor at Lewis Prison in Buckeye was arrested on Jan. 3 after an investigation into drug and contraband cellphone smuggling, according to records filed in Maricopa Superior Court. Berman Comon, hired in 2013, had an office that three inmates used to package drugs for sale in the prison, according to court documents.

The Arizona Department of Education has rolled out a new school fentanyl and opioid response toolkit. It marks the culmination of eight months of work by a statewide task force.

Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs commits $17.2 million to bolster border security and counter the fentanyl crisis.

A drug courier found guilty of smuggling fentanyl, methamphetamine and heroin was recently sentenced to 3.5 years in prison, according to the Arizona Attorney General's Office.

Exports from Arizona to Mexico totaled $8 billion in 2023 and imports to Arizona totaled $11.8 billion, according to the Arizona Commerce Authority.

On Wednesday Hobbs announced $17 million in funding for the Stopping Arizona’s Fentanyl Epidemic, or SAFE, initiative. The funds will also go toward combating human trafficking. The funds will support law enforcement agencies "to address critical challenges in Arizona’s border communities," a news release from the governor's office said.