Tag: Narcotics
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Colorado Supreme Court ponders constitutionality of delayed vehicle search
A trial judge believed police waited longer than was necessary to obtain a warrant
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Colorado appeals court issues rulings on drug money, Pueblo councilman’s vandalism
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Colorado’s second-highest court on Thursday decided a pair of cases involving financial restitution to crime victims, finding defendants are not obligated to repay police departments for money used in drug purchases and also upholding a Pueblo council member’s duty to pay $3,800 for his vandalism. Under Colorado law, most convictions require judges to consider whether…
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Colorado mother among 28 families suing Snapchat over loved one’s fentanyl deaths
The fact that a deadly dose of fentanyl killed 18-year-old Max Osterman of Broomfield was no mystery, but how he got the little blue pills confounded investigators until they dug deep into his cellphone. A trail of Snapchat messages led narcotics detectives to the alleged dealer who sold him the drugs. “I have screenshots he…
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Biggest seizure of pure fentanyl powder on a U.S. highway made in Colorado
A special team of Colorado State Patrol officers confiscated what is believed to be the biggest haul of pure fentanyl powder ever seized on a U.S. highway last month on Interstate 70. Authorities stopped a car traveling in broad daylight on June 20 headed east toward Denver. Officials found 114 pounds of the narcotic in…
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Man accused of assaulting Larimer County deputy
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A 39-year-old man is accused of assaulting and injuring a Larimer County sheriff’s deputy in Fort Collins, the Larimer County Sheriff’s Office announced Wednesday. The sheriff’s deputy stopped a vehicle around 11:30 p.m. Monday at City Park Avenue and West Mulberry Street in Fort Collins for a traffic violation. After she spoke with the driver and…
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Denver man accused of running large-scale drug operation
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Jose P. Hernandez, 42 Courtesy of the Denver District Attorney’s Office Prosecutors in Denver have formally charged a man with running a large-scale drug operation. Jose P. Hernandez, 42, faces charges of possession of a weapon by a previous offender and possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute, according to the Denver District…
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Hemp producer cannot sue for confiscation of plants at DIA, federal judge rules
Congress has not given a Texas hemp producer the ability to sue the Denver Police Department for confiscating 32 of his plants at Denver International Airport earlier this year, a federal judge determined in dismissing the lawsuit. Francisco Serna, a resident of Austin, said the seized plants cost him under $200, but would have been…
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DEA drug sting shows that Mexican-manufactured fentanyl has flooded Colorado: Officials
An eight-month drug sting netted 110,000 pills laced with fentanyl, scores of long guns and handguns, hundreds of rounds of ammunition, body armor and even hand grenades, law enforcement officials from at least a dozen metro agencies announced Wednesday. David Olesky, acting special agent for the Denver Field Division of the Drug Enforcement Administration, said…
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No threat found after man ran through RMNP saying he was being chased at gunpoint
Rangers from Rocky Mountain National Park said they have not found any evidence of a threat after a man ran through the park last week yelling that he was being chased by someone with a rifle. The incident happened on Thursday on the Gem Lake Trail. Visitors called park rangers to report that a man…