Tag: methamphetamine
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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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Two arrested after stop in Pueblo finds drugs, guns and body armor
A Pueblo County Sheriff’s deputy arrested two people in Pueblo after finding drugs and a gun in a vehicle with improper registration, according to a release by the office Monday. While on a routine patrol, the deputy noticed a 2001 Chevy 2500 at Dollar General in east Pueblo with a temporary registration that did not…
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Police bust truck carrying over 100 pounds of methamphetamine
Colorado Springs Police Department stopped a truck carrying over 100 pounds of illegal narcotics into the Pikes Peak region Jan. 19. The previous day, police became aware of a vehicle carrying a large amount of methamphetamine that could be coming into the city. The following day, the department initiated an investigation into the vehicle’s location.…
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Colorado Springs police bust truck carrying over 100 pounds of methamphetamine
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Springs Police Department stopped a truck carrying over 100 pounds of illegal narcotics into the city Sunday. On Saturday, Colorado Springs police became aware of a vehicle carrying a large amounts of methamphetamine that could be coming into the city. The following day, the…
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Colorado Supreme Court says license plate corresponding to other vehicle is grounds for stopping driver
An Adams County deputy’s discovery that the license plates on a vehicle were registered to another car provided him the reasonable suspicion required to detain the driver, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled on Monday. However, the justices stopped short of deeming the subsequent vehicle search constitutional, as the trial judge had not yet evaluated whether…
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Montezuma County man’s drug conviction overturned because prosecution presented skewed narrative
Colorado’s second-highest court last week overturned a Montezuma County man’s drug conviction after concluding a judge allowed the prosecution to present a misleading version of what happened during the defendant’s arrest. At the 2022 trial of Ramon Alberto Dejesus III, jurors saw a series of largely muted videos depicting Dejesus’ arrest and booking into jail. At…
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Federal judge dismisses man’s claims against Jeffco SWAT officers for home raid
A federal judge last month dismissed a man’s claims that Jefferson County SWAT team members violated his constitutional rights by forcefully entering his home with little warning, damaging the apartment and removing him half-naked while they executed a search warrant. Lance P. Schendorf is serving a 20-year prison sentence after a jury convicted him in…
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Stolen motorcycle, drugs seized in Colorado Springs traffic stop
A stolen motorcycle, drugs and thousands of dollars in cash were seized during a Thursday evening traffic stop, Colorado Springs police said. At about 6 p.m., officers stopped Michael Sandoval, who was riding a motorcycle on the sidewalk in the 3600 block of North Carefree Circle. They discovered that the motorcycle had been reported stolen…
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Appeals court clarifies significance of pinpointing drug exposure for child neglect cases
Colorado’s second-highest court on Thursday clarified it does matter whether a child experienced drug exposure in her parents’ custody, rejecting a Montrose County judge’s conclusion that the location was irrelevant to determining whether the infant was neglected. A child is neglected under Colorado law if, among other things, their “environment is injurious” to their welfare.…