Tag: Drug
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DEA announces seizure of over a million fentanyl pills in Rocky Mountain region
Federal authorities announced Wednesday the seizure of more than one million fentanyl pills during a four-state operation in October. Between Colorado, Utah, Montana and Wyoming, officials seized over 1.05 million individual pills, over 3.5 kilograms of fentanyl powder — enough to yield more than 1.7 million additional pills — and over $500,000 in U.S. dollars,…
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Rocky Mountain scientific survey reveals young adults have highest psychedelic substance use
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A report presented on Tuesday during the Rocky Mountain Poison and Drug Safety’s annual scientific meeting showed that young adults have the highest use of psychedelic substances of any age demographic. Nearly 8% of the adults who reported using at least one psychedelic substance in…
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Coroner unable to determine how Denver transgender hairstylist died
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Jefferson County Coroner could not determine the exact cause and manner of Jax Gratton’s death in the autopsy report released Thursday morning. Coroner John Carver wrote that Gratton’s body had decomposed too much by the time the autopsy was completed to accurately prove or…
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Colorado man sentenced to 40 years in prison for distributing meth
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A man was sentenced to 40 years in prison for distributing meth, according to Boulder County authorities. Michael Kaiser entered guilty pleas and was sentenced Wednesday, authorities said. Authorities said in one case, Kaiser sold hundreds of grams of 458 grams of meth to an…
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Colorado Supreme Court questions 2020 change to child neglect laws
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Colorado Supreme Court pondered on Tuesday what the legislature meant to happen when it changed the state’s child neglect laws in 2020 to require more than a positive drug test at birth to deem a child neglected. The debate centered on the wording lawmakers chose to…
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In rare do-over, appeals court changes reasons for ordering new Denver assault trial
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In an unusual move, Colorado’s second-highest court last month withdrew its opinion ordering a new trial for a man convicted of assault, then issued a new decision with heavily modified reasoning. Originally, a three-judge panel for the Court of Appeals overturned Amos Rogers’ criminal convictions and 64-year sentence in October. It reasoned a Denver trial judge improperly…
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Colorado appeals court issues rulings on drug money, Pueblo councilman’s vandalism
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Colorado’s second-highest court on Thursday decided a pair of cases involving financial restitution to crime victims, finding defendants are not obligated to repay police departments for money used in drug purchases and also upholding a Pueblo council member’s duty to pay $3,800 for his vandalism. Under Colorado law, most convictions require judges to consider whether…
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Traffic stop in Wheat Ridge leads to seizure of 3,500 fentanyl pills
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A routine traffic stop ended with the Wheat Ridge Police Department finding thousands of fentanyl pills, authorities said in a Facebook post. Officers pulled over a driver for failure to come to a stop and an expired temporary tag on Wednesday morning, the police said. A search of the vehicle led to the seizing of approximately…