TUCSON, Ariz. — Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes announced on December 11, 2025, that her office has secured a prison sentence for a drug dealer who marketed fruit-flavored cocaine, and she issued a statewide consumer alert about the emerging illegal drug trend.
According to the Arizona Attorney General’s Office, Jaden Alfredo Covarrubias was sentenced in Pima County Superior Court on November 24, 2025, to 1.75 years in prison for soliciting another person to possess approximately 1.55 pounds of cocaine for sale. Prosecutors said Covarrubias told an associate he had access to coconut, strawberry, and banana-flavored cocaine and offered the drugs for sale through social-media platforms such as WhatsApp.
As part of the sentence, Covarrubias was also ordered to pay $4,500 to the State Anti-Racketeering Revolving Fund and $300 in investigative costs to the Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS). The Arizona DPS investigated the case, which Assistant Attorney General Sabrina Lochner prosecuted.
“My office will continue to hold accountable those illegally trafficking and selling drugs in our communities,” Mayes said in a statement.
Consumer Alert: Flavored Cocaine Appearing in Arizona
Law enforcement agencies across the state have reported seeing flavored cocaine products — marketed in flavors such as piña colada, strawberry, coconut, and banana — on the illicit market. Officials say the products appear to be targeted toward younger users and women, potentially to attract new customers.
“Today we are issuing a consumer alert for this new illegal drug that’s being sold to kids and young women,” Mayes said. “Drugs like cocaine are often laced with deadly fentanyl, and we want everyone to be aware of it.”
The Attorney General’s Office and public safety officials stressed that any illegal drug obtained on the street or online may be adulterated with fentanyl, a powerful opioid linked to a surge in overdose deaths nationwide and in Arizona.
“We want everyone to stay safe and avoid the harms that come from using illegal drugs,” Mayes added.
