Drug trafficking – The Journal

Lawmakers rethink a law that made possessing fentanyl a misdemeanor

4 grams could be enough for 2,000 fatal doses of the drug

DATE: Feb 23, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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

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

DATE: Dec 17, 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: Local 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

Montezuma County sheriff sees benefits in lifting county ban on commercial marijuana cultivation

A permit system would help control illicit grow operations, he says; fees would raise revenues

DATE: Jun 15, 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

Cortez man pleads guilty to distribution of heroin

China White variety is especially dangerous, cops say

DATE: Feb 26, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Montezuma-Cortez narcotics team makes another heroin arrest

Cortez man suspected of heroin distribution

DATE: Feb 26, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

China White heroin arrives in Cortez; man arrested

Evidence of potent heroin 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 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News