Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes has delivered news of a sentence passed down to Lino Bol, a member of a multi-state drug trafficking ring that has been operating across various states including Arizona, and as far north as Illinois. Bol, tied to the Texas arm of the organization, has been handed a combination of prison time and probation for his role in the fentanyl distribution network.
In a statement from the Arizona Attorney General's Office, Mayes made clear the commitment to "dismantle drug trafficking organizations that ship fentanyl into Arizona and our local communities." The AG's office, along with their law enforcement partners, has undergone extensive efforts to trace and intercept the operations of such groups. It's the culmination of an investigation that relied heavily on dissecting financial trials and communications to pinpoint Bol's involvement.
Law enforcement revealed how this organized crime group was conducting its business, tracing shipping records back to Tucson and observing significant monetary transactions conducted via cash and money transfer apps. Bol and his Texas-based associates were linked to sending a combined amount of nearly $69,000 to Tucson and receiving shipments believed to include over 160,000 fentanyl pills, as reported by the Arizona Attorney General's Office.
Bol's involvement garnered him a guilty plea to one count of Illegally Conducting an Enterprise and another count of Attempted Transportation for the Sale of a Narcotic Drug, both Class Three Felonies. Despite the severity of the charges, Bol's sentencing concluded with a combination of probation and incarceration. He is to spend one year in Pima County Jail followed by a three-year probationary period.
