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Southern Colorado police seize fentanyl pills, heroin, cocaine and guns, 2 arrested
The Alamosa Police Department said a multi-agency narcotics investigation this past week led to the seizure of thousands of fentanyl pills, other illegal drugs, firearms and multiple arrests across the San Luis Valley area. According to police, the investigation took place May 7 and 8 with assistance from the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Colorado…
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DEA seizes nearly 1 million fentanyl doses across mountain states
A U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration operation targeting fentanyl netted nearly a million “fatal” doses of the drug across four mountain states in just over a month. Between Jan. 10 and Feb. 12 across Colorado, Utah, Wyoming and Montana, the agency seized nearly 17 kilograms of fentanyl powder and 193,000 fentanyl pills, amounting to 920,000 “fatal”…
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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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EDITORIAL: The toll of Colorado’s ‘santuario’ status
Our state’s apologists for open borders sanctimoniously dubbed illegal immigrants “newcomers.” Because, y’know, accusing them of entering the country illegally is so judgmental. And not very welcoming. The warm-and-fuzzy label also made it easier to lavish some $80 million in tax dollars on a deluge of illegal immigration, mostly from Venezuela, in Colorado’s largest city…
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Douglas County police, DEA find record-breaking amount of fentanyl in storage unit
A Douglas County man got more than he bargained for when purchasing an abandoned storage unit last week — nearly 2 million fentanyl pills. The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, along with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s Rocky Mountain Field Division (RMFD) and Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI), seized a record-breaking amount of fake fentanyl pills…
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Douglas County police, DEA find record-breaking amount of fentanyl in storage unit
A Douglas County man got more than he bargained for when purchasing an abandoned storage unit last week — nearly 2 million fentanyl pills. The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, along with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s Rocky Mountain Field Division (RMFD) and Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI), seized a record-breaking amount of fake fentanyl pills…
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DEA, ICE raid of Denver apartments raises legal questions
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The battering ram that tore through the Denver apartment door of Felicia Gurule’s family friend, “Pops,” left more than a mangled lock and splintered wood. It triggered questions in some quarters about constitutional boundaries of immigration raids — as well as defense by others of…
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Southern Colorado marijuana bust has ties to Florida, federal employees
Nearly two dozen individuals are facing charges in an alleged marijuana distribution scheme that spanned multiple Colorado counties and had ties to Florida. The Colorado Bureau of Investigation along with the 11th Judicial District announced Thursday that 23 arrest warrants were issued over the alleged plot to manufacture, process and distribute marijuana across El Paso, Pueblo and…