Attorney General Mayes Secures Multi-Year Prison Sentence for Drug Dealer Found with Approximately 68,000 Fentanyl and Methamphetamine Pills
GLENDALE – Attorney General Kris Mayes announced today that Yeremy Amaya-Macias was sentenced to seven years in the Arizona Department of Corrections. Amaya-Macias was sentenced by the Maricopa Superior Court on September 4, 2025, following an indictment by an Arizona State Grand Jury on April 15, 2024, for Conspiracy to Possess Dangerous and Narcotic Drugs for Sale, Illegally Conducting an Enterprise, Possession of Methamphetamine for Sale, and Possession of Fentanyl for Sale.
“With every sentence my office secures, the streets of Arizona become safer. We will continue to aggressively investigate and prosecute those responsible for the scourge of fentanyl in our communities,” said Attorney General Mayes. “One pill can kill. This guy had 68,000. That’s a lot of lives on the line.”
On May 2, 2022, Glendale Patrol Officers responded to 7217 N 82nd Lane in Glendale reference a possible Trespassing. Patrol officers conducted a lawful sweep of the residence and did not locate anyone inside. During the sweep of the residence, officers observed a large amount of illegal drugs and drug packaging in plain view. Narcotic detectives were called to the scene to continue the investigation and obtained a search warrant for the residence.
Investigators seized over 240 pounds of methamphetamine, approximately 68,000 blue pills that later tested positive for fentanyl and methamphetamine, and 1.02 kilogram of powdered fentanyl at the residence. These items were located in the same room as what appeared to be a cutting and packing station with large amount of bags, scales, and large containers to weigh one-pound amounts. Tires and other parts that appeared to be used to smuggle drugs over the border were located in the home as well.
Investigators were able to connect Amaya-Macias with the scene: they located an ID and recent fingerprint card belonging to him, a license plate previously registered to him, his Sonora ID, and one of the two vehicles in the garage was registered to him When interviewed, Amaya-Macias admitted to packaging methamphetamine in the 82nd Lane residence, stated his fingerprints would be on the packaging, and he admitted to fleeing from the scene just prior to police arrival.
This case was prosecuted by Arizona Attorney General Office’s Criminal Division.
A copy of the indictment is available here. A copy of the defendant's photo is available here.