Tag: Drugs
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Colorado man sentenced for selling counterfeit pills
A 47-year-old man was sentenced to serve nearly four years in federal prison for selling 3,000 counterfeit pills, according to the U.S. district attorney in Colorado. Victor M. Ortega-Ochoa was sentenced Tuesday for distribution and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and possession of a firearm by a prohibited person, according to a release. According…
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Man arrested on vehicle theft, drug charges in Loveland
A 29-year-old man was arrested early Friday morning after police said he stole a vehicle, eluded authorities and possessed over two ounces of meth, according to the Loveland Police Department. Ryan D. Yearwood is being held the Larimer County Jail on the suspicion of committing first-degree aggravated motor vehicle theft, vehicular eluding, resisting arrest, possession…
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Denver police to host multiple drop-off locations in National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day
The Drug Enforcement Agency’s National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day is set for Saturday and the Denver Police Department is doing its part by offering residents drop-off locations. The locations will operate between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday to ensure unused or expired prescription medications are disposed in an environmentally safe way and to reduce…
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Colorado Springs man charged with selling fentanyl that resulted in a death
A grand jury indicted a Colorado Springs man on drug distribution charges that resulted in a death, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announced on Friday. The jury indicted Nathaniel Corser, 21 of distributing fentanyl, which resulted in a death. He was indicted on several other charges related to the distribution and possession…
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Denver’s 2020 cannabis tax revenue sees booming increase
The City of Denver collected more than $70 million in sales tax revenue from $715 million in cannabis sales in 2020, a 17% jump from the $60 million collected in 2019, according to the Department of License and Excise. The 204 marijuana stores in Denver, both medical and retail (recreational), notched a 21% increase in…
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One Colorado nurse sentenced, another pleads guilty for taking controlled substances from patients
Two Colorado nurses appeared in federal court last week on separate accusations of illegally taking controlled substances such as fentanyl and hydromorphone from patients, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado. Littleton resident Katie Muhs, 34, was sentenced to three months probation on Friday for illegally obtaining a controlled substance through fraud…
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Four arrested following large-scale drug bust in Adams County
More than 20 pounds of cocaine, other illicit drugs, guns and wads of cash were seized in Adams County earlier this week and resulted in four people being arrested, officials said. Authorities said they received a tip on Wednesday about a shipment containing illegal narcotics being sent to a location that was already under investigation…
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Man arrested following multi-million dollar drug bust sentenced to nearly 2 decades in prison
A man who was in possession of $2.1 million of cocaine earlier this year was sentenced to 18 years in prison on Monday. Mario Diaz-Miranda, 28, previously pleaded guilty to distribution of a controlled substance in the 17th Judicial District Court on May 11. Following his prison sentence he will be on parole for three…
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Weld County drug dealer with gang ties sentenced to nearly two decades in prison
A 32-year-old Greeley man was sentenced to 16 years in prison for selling methamphetamine as part of a plea agreement. Kory Fuller, 32, was sentenced on Wednesday in the 19th Judicial District Court after previously pleading guilty to possession with intent to manufacture or distribute a control substance and special offender. The special offender offense…
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Teenager sentenced to 48 years in prison for killing Aurora man in 2019
A 17-year-old has been sentenced to 48 years in prison for fatally shooting a man during a drug deal in Aurora in 2019, the 18th Judicial District Attorney’s Office said. Xavion Daewayne Johnson pleaded guilty on May 5 to one count of second-degree murder in the death of 24-year-old Gayland Allen Jr.. Other counts against…