Tag: Drug Crime
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Denver man sentenced to over 14 years in federal prison for drug conspiracy
A judge sentenced a Denver man to more than 14 years in federal prison last week for possession and conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, fentanyl and heroin, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced. Omar Rivas-Saenz, 31, worked for a drug trafficking organization in 2019 that moved and distributed large quantities of illegal drugs from Mexico, according to…
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Denver man sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking
A judge has sentenced a Denver man to 14 years in federal prison for possessing and intending to distribute illegal drugs, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced Tuesday. Luis Gerardo Palacios, 31, pleaded guilty to serving a drug trafficking organization that locally distributed methamphetamine, cocaine, fentanyl and heroin sourced from Mexico. Palacios was involved in the…
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Shooter gets 32 years in prison for killing 13-year-old boy in Englewood
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A man who shot and killed a 13-year-old boy in Englewood was sentenced to 32 years in prison last week, the 18th Judicial District Attorney’s Office announced Monday. Antonio Pulido Mendez, 19, was sentenced after pleading guilty to second-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder for…
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Aurora police arrest 116 violent offenders in two-week operation
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The Aurora Police Department helped arrest 116 violent offenders within two weeks as part of a national operation to increase public safety, the department said Wednesday. The people were arrested for warrants warrants that ranged in seriousness from murder to felony menacing. “(We) remain steadfast in our commitment to restoring and ensuring safety for our…
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Man charged with murder for fentanyl overdose death of 16-year-old Lakewood girl
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Jorge Alexander Che-Quiab has been charged with the murder of a 16-year-old girl from Lakewood who was killed by a fentanyl overdose in Aurora on Aug. 7. Che-Quiab, 25, has been charged with 13 counts, including first-degree murder with extreme indifference, first-degree felony murder, sexual assault, sexual assault of a child and two counts of…
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Investors awarded $2.5 million restitution over Colorado black market marijuana scheme
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Four investors were awarded nearly $2.5 million in restitution after being defrauded in a black market marijuana trafficking scheme out of Colorado, the 18th Judicial District Attorney’s Office announced. The Arapahoe District Court ordered the restitution following a two-day hearing in which scheme leader Scott…