Tag: Drugs
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Man arrested with 90,000 fentanyl pills, Mesa County says
Authorities on Tuesday arrested a man with 90,000 fentanyl pills, the Mesa County Sheriff’s Office said. A deputy sheriff conducted a traffic stop on I-70 and discovered 16 packages, according to the sheriff’s office. The office said the packets contained roughly 90,000 blue fentanyl pills. The sheriff’s office arrested Adan Carillo-Murillo, 22.
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EDITORIAL: Idiotic fentanyl law kills another baby
The highest-ranking members of The Gazette’s Fentanyl Hall of Shame own much of the blame for the latest-known fentanyl death of a baby. Topping the Fentanyl Hall of Shame is Republican Rep. Shane Sandridge, R-Colorado Springs. He takes sole “credit” for writing a 2019 bill that made him a darling of the left. The resulting…
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12 accused of smuggling drugs into Colorado jail
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Prosecutors have charged 12 people in connection with a drug trafficking operation in the Larimer County jail. Authorities said fentanyl, methamphetamine and Suboxone strips were smuggled through the mail and distributed to inmates. The Northern Colorado Drug Task Force began investigating in March after a deputy intercepted a letter to an inmate and the paper…
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Weld County man dies of suspected fentanyl overdose; wife arrested
A woman was arrested late last month in Weld County after her husband fatally overdosed on suspected fentanyl and authorities found over 100 fentanyl pills in her home, according to the Greeley Police Department. Officers were sent to the residence in the 1500 block of 12th Avenue around 8 a.m. March 21 after Amy Conradson,…
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Authorities seize nearly 60,000 fentanyl pills in Adams County
Law enforcement officials seized several pounds of drugs and nearly 60,000 fentanyl pills earlier this month in Adams County, according to the Adams County Sheriff’s Office. The seizure occurred April 4 during a joint operation between the Sheriff’s Office, North Metro Drug Task Force, the federal Drug Enforcement Administration and the Colorado State Patrol. Authorities…
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Advocates diametrically disagree on imprisonment’s role in response to fentanyl crisis
Fighting through tears, Jessica Chavez recounted before a panel of Colorado lawmakers how her daughter, Yesenia, fatally overdosed in July after taking a fentanyl pill she thought was Percocet. Before her death, Yesi, as her friends called her, had texted her family’s pastor, Chavez told lawmakers. The 21-year-old told him that she wanted “to do…
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Brighton toddler dies after ingesting fentanyl; parents charged
Prosecutors on Thursday charged a Brighton couple in connection with the death of their 1-year-old daughter, who died after ingesting fentanyl in January. Alonzo Montoya, 31, and Nicole Casias, 30, face charges of child abuse resulting in death and distribution of a controlled substance. Both charges are felony offenses, according to the district attorney’s office…
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Man arrested on drug, gun charges near Union Station
Denver police arrested a 51-year-old man Monday night after they caught him with fentanyl, methamphetamine and a gun near Union Station. Police saw three people using drugs in the 2000 block of 18th Street just before 5 p.m. Officers conducted a “weapons pat down” on the men when one of them, Christopher Epperson, ran away,…
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Man with military background accused of multiple sexual assaults in Colorado Springs
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A 39-year-old man with a military background was arrested last week on suspicion of three counts of sexual assault in Colorado Springs. Leo Sterling has also been named as a suspect in a separate alleged…
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Woman suspected of giving Colorado Springs girls fentanyl after student dies
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A Colorado Springs woman suspected of distributing fentanyl pills to two juveniles could face life in prison, a release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announced Wednesday. Alexis Nicole Wilkins, 26, was accused of giving two girls fentanyl pills in the…