Emily Pitha, 34, and Christopher Hustrulid, 36, were taken into custody Tuesday after authorities searching the Phoenix home discovered methamphetamine, LSD and heroin.
They also found thousands of dollars worth of U.S., European and fake currency, according to AZ Family.
The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office said they were tipped off that the conservative chemists were to receive a package from the Netherlands with 250 grams of pure MDMA, enough for thousands of doses.
Pitha was a longtime staffer for Republican Arizona senator Jon Kyl, and her LinkedIn page says that after his retirement in 2013 she worked for Sen. Jeff Flake
More recently she worked as an independent consultant for LovasCo, and the Arizona Republic reported that she was listed as the RSVP contact for fund-raisers supporting the re-election campaign of her state’s senior senator, John McCain.
A campaign manager for the 2008 Republican nominee, who has a primary in August, said, “We commend the hard work and dedication of our law enforcement officers in their fight to keep our community safe from illegal drugs and associated criminal activity.
“The campaign immediately terminated any relationship with Ms. Pitha upon learning of her alleged involvement in the operation.”
Pitha and Hustrulid, who says he works for an IT services company, now collectively face a dozen charges for drugs as well as child abuse.
Investigators said that drugs in the home were within access of Hustrulid’s children, ages 10 and 5.
Both Hustrulid and Pitha were in custody on Wednesday night on $20,000 bond.
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