Sahuarita police recovered four duffle bags with nearly 200 pounds of illegal drugs on Tuesday after answering a report of suspicious activity on Old Nogales Highway.

Anyone with information on the case or observes any suspicious activity may contact the SPD by calling 9-1-1 at any time, or (520) 344-7000 during business hours Monday through Friday or by contacting the TIP Line at (520) 445-7847.

Half of the illegal drugs recovered were fentanyl, a powerful lethal synthetic opioid that, according to the CDC, is 50 to 100 times more potent than morphine. SPD recovered heroin, another black market opioid, in the duffle bags too. 

The National Institute on Drug Abuse reported 56,516 overdose deaths involving synthetic opioids other than methadone in 2020. 

Are we doing enough to educate people about the dangers of using opioids and curb the demand for them on a local level?

In Adelita Grijalva's first meeting as chair of the Pima County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, she had trouble reining in abusive comments during the call to the audience. 

Before the call, Grijalva stated she would enforce speaker etiquette by interrupting speakers to remind them of community norms and remove speakers for disrupting board business —public body rules that have historically held up as constitutionally acceptable in court cases over the years. 

In your estimation, has unruly behavior from audience members at public body meetings worsened over the years?

The state’s Weights and Measures Department inspected the Chevron gas station on Continental Road on Jan. 12. The gas station faces civil penalties after half the pumps failed inspection. 

If you think you have been improperly charged at the pump or there was an issue with the pump, you can file a complaint to the Weights and Measures Division here. 

When's the last time you were improperly charged at a local business? 

On Monday, the Sahuarita Town Council gave the green light for the Green Valley Fire District to begin annexation efforts in the northern part of town. 

The approval comes months after Rural Metro Fire Department informed the town of plans to end fire service in an area including Rancho Sahuarita. 

Details of the transition will roll out over the next several weeks. 

Here's what you need to know.

Should GVFD open a station in northern Sahuarita after the annexation?