Tag: Dea
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DEA aims to increase awareness of fentanyl danger in Colorado
A dangerous killer is still creeping across the United States, according to U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration officials, and many may not even see it coming. The Rocky Mountain division of the DEA, which covers Colorado, Utah, Wyoming and Montana, has seized tens of millions of fentanyl doses since 2021. Officials estimate as much as 29%…
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DEA seizes nearly 1 million fentanyl doses across mountain states
A U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration operation targeting fentanyl netted nearly a million “fatal” doses of the drug across four mountain states in just over a month. Between Jan. 10 and Feb. 12 across Colorado, Utah, Wyoming and Montana, the agency seized nearly 17 kilograms of fentanyl powder and 193,000 fentanyl pills, amounting to 920,000 “fatal”…
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Aurora police, DEA tout partnership to crack down on illegal drugs, reduce overdose deaths
In the year since the Aurora Police Department and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration partnered to crack down on drug trafficking in Aurora, the amount of seized fentanyl and other deadly drugs has spiked in the city, according to authorities. In a joint news conference between the APD and the DEA on Monday, officials touted…
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Fatal fentanyl overdoses in Denver up nearly 25% in 2025, health department says
Fatal fentanyl overdoses in Denver rose by nearly 25% in 2025 to the second-highest total in the past half decade, according to preliminary data from the Denver Department of Public Health and Environment. Within the city, 346 people died last year from fatal fentanyl doses, up from 277 the year before, which is second to…
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Rocky Mountain region saw record fentanyl pill, meth seizures in 2025, DEA says
The Rocky Mountain region saw record-breaking amounts of fentanyl pills and methamphetamines seized in 2025, officials with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) said Wednesday. Throughout last year, Colorado saw a 76% increase in fentanyl pill seizures in comparison to the year before, which accounted for 6.7 million, or over 14%, of the 47 million…
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EDITORIAL: The toll of Colorado’s ‘santuario’ status
Our state’s apologists for open borders sanctimoniously dubbed illegal immigrants “newcomers.” Because, y’know, accusing them of entering the country illegally is so judgmental. And not very welcoming. The warm-and-fuzzy label also made it easier to lavish some $80 million in tax dollars on a deluge of illegal immigration, mostly from Venezuela, in Colorado’s largest city…
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Douglas County police, DEA find record-breaking amount of fentanyl in storage unit
A Douglas County man got more than he bargained for when purchasing an abandoned storage unit last week — nearly 2 million fentanyl pills. The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, along with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s Rocky Mountain Field Division (RMFD) and Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI), seized a record-breaking amount of fake fentanyl pills…
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Fort Carson soldier suspected of cocaine distribution linked to DEA raid of illegal nightclub
A Fort Carson staff sergeant who was present at an illegal nightclub during a large-scale federal raid Sunday morning was arrested on suspicion of cocaine distribution Wednesday by the FBI. Juan Gabriel Orona-Rodriguez, 27, is facing one federal count each for distribution and for possession with intent to distribute, connected to his alleged involvement in…
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Nightclub raid puts spotlight anew on Colorado’s illegal immigration woes
Raids have ramped up nationwide following the inauguration of President Donald Trump.
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DEA, ICE and FBI arrest 90 in Colorado in series of raids, targeting Tren de Aragua
Federal narcotics and immigration agents arrested about 90 people over the past two weeks in a series of raids that ramped up in Colorado and elsewhere in the country following the inauguration of President Donald Trump. A federal spokesperson said “quite a number” of the 90 are connected to Tren de Aragua, the Venezuelan gang…