Tag: Drug Bust
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Fentanyl, cocaine recovered during drug bust in La Junta
Authorities seized hundreds of grams in cocaine and fentanyl during a drug bust in La Junta, according to an announcement Tuesday from officials. In collaboration with La Junta police, the Colorado Bureau of Investigation confiscated about 110 grams of cocaine and 273 grams of fentanyl (roughly 2,730 pills), the CBI said in a news release.…
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Adams County officials seize 70 pounds of methamphetamine, 5 guns during traffic stop
Adams County officials, in collaboration with several other law enforcement agencies, seized a swath of drugs and firearms during a traffic stop and search warrant execution last week. Collected during the operation were 70 pounds of methamphetamine, 1.29 kilograms of cocaine, five guns — four handguns and a rifle — and several thousand dollars, according…
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Two arrested in Westminster as police seize fentanyl, meth and ‘hacker’ notebook
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Westminster Police Department officers made two arrests after conducting a traffic stop in which officers spotted drug paraphernalia in plain view. In an X post on Wednesday, police said the recent traffic stop, near 84th Avenue and Federal Boulevard, led to the arrest of a 44-year-old man and a 33-year-old woman. Officers discovered the passenger in the…
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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…
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16 members of JeffCo drug ring indicted after $5 million worth of narcotics seized
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Sixteen suspects were indicted on 116 felony charges after a nine-month-long investigation by the West Metro Drug Task Force. The investigation began as a drug distribution case involving methamphetamine and counterfeit oxycodone pills with fentanyl, according to a Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) news release Thursday. Further investigation led the task force to information about…
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Over 200 lbs of drugs seized by Denver police on Thursday
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Denver police recovered about 230 pounds of drugs, including 1.7 pounds of fentanyl tablets, when executing two search warrants on Thursday. Arthur Mills, 63, was taken into custody on several drug-related charges, according to the Denver Police Department. “The Denver Police Department will continue to arrest those who prey on those who suffer from addiction,”…