Two men have been arrested by Mesa Police officers for felony charges related to illegal drugs and distribution. The two men, 31-year-old Casey Thornton and 29-year-old Davonte Williams, used the Green Trail Smoke Shop in Mesa as a front to their crimes.
According to the Mesa Police Department, with the help of the East Valley Drug Enforcement Task Force, the Department’s Organized Crime Section- Narcotic Unit was able to gather enough evidence through undercover operations and surveillance tactics to arrest both Thornton and Williams.
At the conclusion of this investigation, officers seized 19 handguns, four rifles, and $285,000 worth of illegal drugs of the following type and amounts (all weights and measures are approximate):