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Drug Trafficking

Tightened border slowed fentanyl, but it’s rising again, Montezuma County Sheriff’s Office says

Drug trafficking presentation identifies Cortez as hub, fentanyl as main threat

DATE: Dec 20, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Cortez man suspected of heading drug trafficking operation is arrested in Arizona

Chad P. Blackmore arrested in Phoenix with 1,000 fentanyl pills in his possession

DATE: Nov 5, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Cortez man pleads not guilty to drug charges

DeJesus arrested for alleged meth distribution, possession

DATE: Sep 1, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Cortez man with history of drug use sentenced to prison

Police said Maynard Wayne Peltier intended to distribute methamphetamine

DATE: Aug 19, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Hard drugs being trafficked into area, Sheriff’s Office says

Mexican cartels are a major source, according to law enforcement

DATE: Aug 12, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

How did the global pandemic impact drug trafficking in Southwest Colorado?

Levels are back to normal, but users have less reliance on any single narcotic

DATE: Jun 10, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

‘China White’ heroin arrives in Cortez; man arrested

Evidence of potent drug in area is ‘alarming,’ police say

DATE: Feb 2, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Ignacio, Arboles residents plead guilty to dealing meth

Each face up to 40 years in prison

DATE: Dec 12, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Four arrested during drug raid at Cortez motel

Three people were arrested Thursday morning on suspicion of drug-related offenses during a raid on several rooms at the American Holiday Mesa Verde Inn in Cortez, according to law enforcemen...

DATE: Oct 22, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Fentanyl drug use spiking in Southwest Colorado

Mancos deputy marshals stop car with 125 pills

DATE: Aug 15, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango police seize drugs and cash during traffic stop

Durango police seized a “significant amount” of LSD, cocaine, ketamine and cash Thursday night after a traffic stop. The investigation started when a patrol sergeant stopped a ma...

DATE: Jan 31, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

New Mexico Little League park plagued by hypodermic needles

ALBUQUERQUE – A New Mexico Little League park is fighting a battle against discarded syringes with attached hypodermic needles amid the region’s outgoing opioid epidemic. Atrisco ...

DATE: May 19, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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