Ignoring exclusion from the tribe leads to drug arrest

Virgil Stevens - Contributed Photo/San Carlos Apache Police

SAN CARLOS — San Carlos Apache Police arrested a man on possession of drugs and firearms.

Police were following a tip that the suspect, identified as Virgil Stevens, was back on the reservation despite being excluded from the tribe due to a 2021 drug conviction.

Stevens was taken into custody and, following the issuance of a warrant, a search turned up 9 grams of methamphetamine, drug paraphernalia and a shotgun.

Stevens was booked into the San Carlos Detention Center.

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