Tag: Drug Trafficking
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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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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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DEA squashes cartel-tied drug dealing, seizes over 1,000 pounds of meth
Federal agents announced Wednesday that they had seized more than 1,000 pounds of methamphetamine in a string of drug busts spanning over 11 months, including a record 733 pounds in one operation in April. The sting targeted a criminal organization that spanned from Colorado to Mexico, and involved undercover agents, wiretaps and other covert operations,…
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Denver man sentenced to 48 years in prison after 100,000 fentanyl pills were seized
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A Denver man will spend the next several decades in prison for his part in a major Northern Colorado drug trafficking ring. Colorado State Troopers pulled over Miguel Gutierrez-Heredia, in Fruita, Colorado on March 26th, 2024, for driving 98 mph in a 75 mph speed zone, according to a news release from the 19th Judicial…
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Henderson man sentenced to 64 years for possessing over $330K in drugs
Jorge Garcia-Loya, 36, was sentenced on Friday
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Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office arrests members of Honduran drug trafficking operation
13,000 fentanyl pills were seized during the operation
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9 cartel members indicted on charges of bringing drugs into Adams County, other parts of Colorado
An Adams County grand jury indicted nine members of a Mexican cartel — the Sanudo-Rivera drug trafficking organization — that allegedly brought “large quantities” of drugs into Adams County and other parts of Colorado. The members have been charged on allegations of bringing fentanyl, methamphetamines and cocaine into Adams County as well as Oregon, Nevada and Arizona, according…
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10th Circuit agrees Colorado trooper committed constitutional violation in I-70 vehicle search
Appellate courts have found multiple problems with state troopers’ investigations of suspected drug traffickers in Mesa County
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31 indicted, 32 pounds of cocaine seized in Adams County drug ring bust
Operation Full Circle, an investigation into a 15-year cocaine trafficking operation in Adams County and Juarez, Mexico, led to 31 indictments.
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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…