PHOENIX – Attorney General Mark Brnovich announced Luis Jesus Hernandez was sentenced to 6.5 years in prison for his role in trafficking methamphetamine as part of a drug trafficking organization.
On July 27, 2021, law enforcement arrested Hernandez while observing him conduct a drug transaction in a parking lot. Hernandez was arrested while in possession of 44.8 pounds of methamphetamine in his vehicle.
Hernandez pleaded guilty to one count of Illegally Conducting an Enterprise, a Class 3 Felony. A Maricopa County Superior Court Judge sentenced Hernandez to 6.5 years in the Arizona Department of Corrections earlier this year.
The case was investigated by the Arizona Department of Public Safety.
Assistant Attorney General Eduardo R. Parra prosecuted this case.
A copy of the indictment is available here.
A copy of the plea agreement is available here.
Luis Jesus Hernandez
