Tag: chemical compounds
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DEA’s Rocky Mountain region seized enough fentanyl in 2022 to kill almost every Colorado resident
The Rocky Mountain division of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration seized more than 5.8 million potentially deadly doses of fentanyl last year in Colorado, Utah, Montana and Wyoming, the agency announced in a news release Monday. That included almost two million pills and more than 150 pounds of powder. The most recent U.S. Census data…
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Adams County judge dismisses murder charges in toddler’s fentanyl poisoning death
An Adams County judge dismissed first-degree murder charges against Brighton parents accused of causing the fentanyl poisoning death of their 2-year-old girl, according to an order filed this month. Chief Judge Don Quick of the 17th Judicial District ruled the evidence does not support allegations that Alonzo Montoya, 31, and Nicole Casias, 31, “knowingly caused the death” of…
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Man arrested with 90,000 fentanyl pills, Mesa County says
Authorities on Tuesday arrested a man with 90,000 fentanyl pills, the Mesa County Sheriff’s Office said. A deputy sheriff conducted a traffic stop on I-70 and discovered 16 packages, according to the sheriff’s office. The office said the packets contained roughly 90,000 blue fentanyl pills. The sheriff’s office arrested Adan Carillo-Murillo, 22.