Three local students caught with possession of fentanyl

SAN LUIS, Ariz. – Three high school students were arrested after they were found in possession of more than 3,200 blue M30 pills, also known as fentanyl, during a summer school class Wednesday, according to the San Luis Police Department.

Police said at 9:24 a.m., school resource officers arrested two 18-year-old female students, identified as Noemi Hernandez-Madrigal and Alessandra Cardenas-Hernandez, along with a 16-year-old male student.

Hernandez-Madrigal had three separate plastic zip-lock bags containing more than 3,200 blue M30 pills. The bag’s contents were field-tested and tested positive for fentanyl.

Cardenas-Hernandez was in possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of a narcotic drug, and possession of illegal drugs in a drug-free school zone. The 16-year-old male juvenile was also arrested for the same charges.

The clandestinely-made fentanyl weighed 373 grams.

Hernandez-Madrigal and Cardenas-Hernandez, both San Luis residents, were later booked into the Yuma County Adult Detention Facility for felony charges and the male was booked into the Yuma County Juvenile Detention Center for felony charges as well.  

The incident remains under investigation.