Tag: Heroin
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Boulder police conduct multiple drug arrests following park overdoses
Boulder County Drug Task Force cracks down
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30 pounds of fentanyl seized, 16 suspects indicted in Boulder County drug ring bust
Sixteen people were indicted after the Boulder County Drug Task Force seized 30 pounds of fentanyl and 25 pounds of methamphetamine.
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Homicide victim found in truck along I-25 gagged, bound and injected with heroin
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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 Texas man found dead inside a disabled vehicle along Interstate 25 in Colorado Springs in late December had been bound and gagged with zip ties and duct tape, and someone had injected him with heroin before his…
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EDITORIAL: Legislators want local heroin injection sites
Anyone who travels knows the conversation. It begins after getting off a plane. Uber driver: “So, where are you from?” Passenger: “Colorado.” “Oh, the drug state,” the driver says, giggling. Wear it with pride. Take comfort in the opening lyrics of Copper Chief’s hit song “Snakeskin Boots.” “This here’s a song about methamphetamine and killing…
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Aurora drug dealer sentenced to 23 years in federal prison
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save An Aurora woman will serve 23 years in federal prison for running a large-scale drug operation, the U.S. attorney’s office announced Sunday. Judge Raymond Moore sentenced Candelaria Vallejo-Gallo, 43, on Friday for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine, cocaine, fentanyl and…
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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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More than 10 pounds of heroin seized in Eagle County
A 23-year-old California man was arrested Wednesday in Eagle County after authorities recovered 13.5 pounds of heroin during a traffic stop. Mario Contreras Lopez, 23, faces several charges including distribution of a schedule 1 controlled substance, possession of a schedule 1 controlled substance and special offender importation of heroin, according to the Eagle County Sheriff’s…
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Sheriff: Domestic violence suspect arrested with fentanyl, meth, heroin in Weld County
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A domestic violence suspect was arrested in Weld County on Wednesday while possessing large amounts of fentanyl, meth and heroin, according to the Weld County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies said Jose Antonio Leos, 40, was wanted on charges of first-degree assault after he allegedly beat and strangled a woman Friday. The Weld County SWAT team identified…
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Law enforcement seizes over 230 grams of meth, heroin in Fremont County
More than 250 grams of methamphetamine and heroin were seized by the Canon City Police Department on Sunday, officials said. Officers also seized drug paraphernalia and a semi-automatic handgun with two fully loaded 28-round magazines during a search of a vehicle, police said. Officials received a tip at 9 p.m. Saturday, that a 36-year-old man…