Convicted Arizona drug dealer sentenced to 5 years in prison

PHOENIX — A fentanyl and methamphetamine dealer was sentenced to five years in prison earlier this week in Pima County, officials announced.

According to the Arizona Attorney General’s Office, Andronico Arvizu III was sentenced Tuesday after pleading guilty to attempting to transport for sale or sell a narcotic drug, misconduct involving weapons by a prohibited possessor and illegally conducting an enterprise.

Prosecutors said that Arvizu will receive 139 days of presentence incarceration credit and that upon his release, he will serve two years of probation for the weapons charge.

In addition, the court ordered Arvizu to forfeit ownership of his firearm and pay $4,500 to the State Anti-Racketeering Revolving Fund.

“Trafficking fentanyl and methamphetamine puts lives at risk and tears families and communities apart,” Attorney General Kris Mayes said in an announcement. “Those who choose to profit from addiction and violence will be held accountable, and my office will continue working with our law enforcement partners to dismantle these criminal networks.”

What was the Arizona drug dealer sentenced for?

Prosecutors said that between June 16 and Sept. 17, 2025, Arvizu and his co-defendant and significant other, Priscilla Cassandra Fimbres, participated in a drug trafficking enterprise by selling fentanyl pills and jointly possessing approximately 12 pounds of methamphetamine to sell.

According to the Attorney’s General Office, on June 18, 2025, Arvizu drove Fimbres to sell approximately 2.1 pounds of fentanyl pills in a planned drug deal.

A few months later on Sept. 17, Arvizu was discovered to be in possession of a Ruger LCP 9mm handgun despite being a prohibited possessor due to his criminal history.

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