Tag: Drug
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Fatal fentanyl overdoses in Denver up nearly 25% in 2025, health department says
Fatal fentanyl overdoses in Denver rose by nearly 25% in 2025 to the second-highest total in the past half decade, according to preliminary data from the Denver Department of Public Health and Environment. Within the city, 346 people died last year from fatal fentanyl doses, up from 277 the year before, which is second to…
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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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Rocky Mountain scientific survey reveals young adults have highest psychedelic substance use
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
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
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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10th Circuit rules COVID access restrictions constitutional in criminal trial
The court also rejected the defendant’s argument that there was a significant underrepresentation of Black and Hispanic jurors because of how the summoning process works
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Colorado Supreme Court questions 2020 change to child neglect laws
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
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…