Board accepts $56,600 state funds for “pepper ball” less-lethal munitions for sheriff's office

Sep 3, 2025

Cochise County accepted $56,600 in state appropriations to purchase pepper-ball less-lethal munitions and related equipment for the sheriff's office after a public question about an immigration nexus; Sheriff’s commander said the equipment is for tactical, non-immigration law-enforcement situations.

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The Cochise County Board of Supervisors voted 3-0 on Sept. 2 to approve Resolution 25-27, accepting $56,600 in state funding from the Arizona General Appropriations Act (House Bill 2897) to purchase pepper-ball munitions and related equipment for the Cochise County Sheriff's Office.

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