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Cochise County sheriff describes multi‑agency Desert Guardian interdiction, large drug seizures and arrest
Summary
Sheriff Mark Danos said a multi‑agency Desert Guardian interdiction tied to operations beginning in 2024 led to multiple narcotics seizures in March 2025 and at least one arrest booked in Pima County. Danos discussed the results and regionalized law‑enforcement efforts during a KWCD "First Watch" interview.
Sheriff Mark Danos said Cochise County law enforcement took part in a multi‑agency interdiction under the state program Desert Guardian that led to large narcotics seizures and at least one arrest, during an interview on KWCD radio’s First Watch.
Danos told hosts Grady Butler and Carol Kappas that the interdiction work began in 2024 and continued into March 2025, producing multiple seizures as investigators followed money and networks. He said an initial stop in the operation produced 7.78 pounds of methamphetamine, 4.12 ounces of cocaine and 3.35 ounces of heroin. A subsequent, broader phase…
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