Tag: Dea
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DEA seizes drugs, cash and guns from Venezuelan gang in Colorado warehouse raid, officials say
Federal narcotics agents arrested roughly 50 people staying in the country unlawfully during a drug trafficking raid on Sunday in Adams County, according to officials. Out of 49 arrested inside a warehouse, 41 were illegally residing in the U.S., according to drug enforcement and immigration officials. Many of them are affiliated with the Venezuelan gang Tren…
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Dispose of meds safely on National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, Oct. 26
The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, in partnership with the Drug Enforcement Administration, will collect expired or unused prescription drugs for free on Saturday, Oct. 26, as part of National Prescription Take Back Day. Research by the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration reports that almost half of teenagers (47%) say it’s easy to…
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One dead in Adams County pedestrian crash
Nearby roads were closed for nearly four hours during investigation
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After a year of declining fentanyl deaths, Denver sees alarming increase
After seeing a reprieve, of sorts, from fentanyl overdose last year with the number of deaths in Colorado reaching a plateau — a first in three years — the opioid appears to be making a deadly come back in 2023. Preliminary numbers in Denver show a roughly 16% increase in the number of fentanyl overdose…
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Colorful pills and animal tranquilizer: Twin concerns putting new twist on fentanyl crisis
Although Colorado’s recorded fentanyl overdose deaths appear to have leveled off slightly between 2021 and 2022, federal and state law enforcement officials warn people shouldn’t get complacent about the state’s fentanyl crisis. Numbers are still staggeringly high, the nature of the supply evolves rapidly and cartels that traffic the drug adapt to attract a diverse…
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Alleged driver of record fentanyl haul in Colorado is MIA
It sounded just like a plot out of Breaking Bad. Authorities allowed the driver who was caught ferrying a record haul of pure fentanyl powder to continue his trip in the hopes he would lead them to drug kingpins in Indiana. But first, the Drug Enforcement Administration put a tracker on his car. Then they lost…
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After another large bust, drug enforcement officials warn the public not to get weary of fentanyl news
The fentanyl flooding Colorado this summer is cheaper, now comes in pink and white, and is sometimes laced with the taste of monk fruit. Law enforcement officials said cartels have designed the latest batches to be attractive to young people, with one official comparing their creativity to Baskin-Robbins’ ice cream flavors. “The drug market morphs…
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Biggest seizure of pure fentanyl powder on a U.S. highway made in Colorado
A special team of Colorado State Patrol officers confiscated what is believed to be the biggest haul of pure fentanyl powder ever seized on a U.S. highway last month on Interstate 70. Authorities stopped a car traveling in broad daylight on June 20 headed east toward Denver. Officials found 114 pounds of the narcotic in…
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DEA drug sting shows that Mexican-manufactured fentanyl has flooded Colorado: Officials
An eight-month drug sting netted 110,000 pills laced with fentanyl, scores of long guns and handguns, hundreds of rounds of ammunition, body armor and even hand grenades, law enforcement officials from at least a dozen metro agencies announced Wednesday. David Olesky, acting special agent for the Denver Field Division of the Drug Enforcement Administration, said…
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One Colorado nurse sentenced, another pleads guilty for taking controlled substances from patients
Two Colorado nurses appeared in federal court last week on separate accusations of illegally taking controlled substances such as fentanyl and hydromorphone from patients, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado. Littleton resident Katie Muhs, 34, was sentenced to three months probation on Friday for illegally obtaining a controlled substance through fraud…