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Cortez-area agencies report increase in fentanyl arrests and pill forms

Fentanyl seizures increase; new pill forms discovered

DATE: May 12, 2023 | CATEGORY: Community

Rep. Brittany Pettersen’s first bill aims to bring more resources to fight against fentanyl

Congresswoman’s effort is fueled by personal background

DATE: Apr 13, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Drug distribution on social media discussed in Colorado AG report

Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser’s office released the state’s first report detailing how the internet and social media are used for illicit drug activity, as required by the fentanyl a...

DATE: Mar 10, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

‘Rainbow fentanyl’ makes its way to La Plata County

Law enforcement warns synthetic drug is being marketed to appeal to children

DATE: Oct 20, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

La Plata County officials return from fentanyl summit with new insights

Trainings designed to help law enforcement, prosecutors collaborate

DATE: Jun 7, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Four men sentenced to prison for illegal drug distribution in Southwest Colorado

Punishments ranged from 2½ to 10 years

DATE: Apr 14, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Knowingly having more than 1 gram of fentanyl would be a felony under change to Colorado bill

House Bill 1326 is entangled in election-year politics

DATE: Apr 13, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Jury convicts Cortez man for drug distribution

Ramon DeJesus sentenced to 16 years in prison

DATE: Apr 6, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Cortez woman sentenced to 9½ years for drug distribution and other crimes

Drug distribution included meth and fentanyl; law enforcement calls sentence a ‘victory for the community’

DATE: Feb 24, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

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