Tag: drugs
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The War on Drugs — a trillion-dollar failure
In 1971 President Nixon declared war on drugs. This was the time of the counterculture with millions of young Americans turning to marijuana, cocaine, and other drugs to feel the “high” that so many wanted to feel. Soldiers returning from Vietnam, where many had sampled the potent dope known as Cambodian Red, created higher demand…
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Rocky Mountain region saw record fentanyl, meth seizures, 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 last week. 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…
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Rocky Mountain region saw record fentanyl, meth seizures, 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 last week. 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…
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Colorado ‘un santuario’ for drug activity, DEA chief says
Colorado’s “sanctuary” laws, notably its prohibition against cooperating with federal authorities, are having a “chilling effect” on law enforcement’s ability to go after drug cartels operating in the state, an official of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency said. That situation sits atop Colorado’s “pervasive drug culture stemming back to the marijuana initiation,” said David Olesky,…
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Gov. Jared Polis celebrates ouster of Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro
Colorado leaders praise, criticize military operation capturing South American leader Colorado Gov. Jared Polis celebrated the ouster of President Nicolas Maduro via a military operation that captured and flew him out of the country early Saturday, even as other Democrats lambasted America’s action and expressed wariness about the U.S. embarking on “nation building.” Republicans, meanwhile,…
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DEA squashes cartel-tied drug dealing, seizes over 1,000 pounds of meth
Federal agents announced Wednesday that they had seized more than 1,000 pounds of methamphetamine in a string of drug busts spanning over 11 months, including a record 733 pounds in one operation in April. The sting targeted a criminal organization that spanned from Colorado to Mexico, and involved undercover agents, wiretaps and other covert operations,…
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DEA squashes cartel-tied drug dealing, seizes over 1,000 pounds of meth
Federal agents announced Wednesday that they had seized more than 1,000 pounds of methamphetamine in a string of drug busts spanning over 11 months, including a record 733 pounds in one operation in April. The sting targeted a criminal organization that spanned from Colorado to Mexico, and involved undercover agents, wiretaps and other covert operations,…
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1,100 fentanyl pills, other drugs seized during arrest in El Paso County
About 1,100 fentanyl pills among other drugs were seized after El Paso County authorities stopped a suspect allegedly driving a stolen vehicle early Tuesday morning. Deputies from the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office spotted the stolen vehicle traveling east on U.S. 24 near Peterson Space Force Base shortly before 3:30 a.m. and found the drugs…
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10th Circuit orders resentencing after government concedes man’s serious probation violation cannot stand
The Denver-based federal appeals court granted an unusual joint request between the prosecution and the defense on Wednesday, directing a judge to resentence a man who was incorrectly found guilty of a severe probation violation. There are multiple classifications of federal probation violations, with Grade C being the least serious and Grade A being the…
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Colorado justices, 5-2, say police money used for drug deals not subject to crime victim restitution
The Colorado Supreme Court, by 5-2, ruled on Monday that the state’s crime victim restitution law does not obligate defendants to repay law enforcement agencies for unrecovered money they use to buy drugs undercover. The government maintained the restitution law authorized the repayment of “buy money” because it was either “money advanced by law enforcement…