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PD: Mesa man allegedly brings three children to illegal drug sale

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Posted at 12:08 PM, Oct 08, 2019
and last updated 2019-10-08 15:08:03-04

MESA, AZ — A Mesa man allegedly brought his three young children with him as he conducted an illegal drug sale involving undercover officers, according to court documents.

Mesa police report that throughout the month of September, undercover Mesa detectives planned to buy Fentanyl from 24-year-old Javier Alfonso Ramirez.

On October 1, undercover detectives met Ramirez near Gilbert Road and Main Street to purchase the Fentanyl, court documents show.

In the car, police allege they found 310 Fentanyl pills, worth about $3,100.

Fifteen of the pills were allegedly within reach of the three children with ages ranging from 4-months-old to 7-years-old.

Ramirez has been charged with narcotics sales.