Polis Says Colorado Police Can Work With DEA Despite Sanctuary Law

By The Denver Gazette

Gov. Jared Polis on Friday insisted that local law enforcement officers in Colorado can — and should — work with federal drug enforcement authorities to go after criminal activity.

An official of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency earlier said Colorado’s “sanctuary” laws, notably its prohibition against cooperating with federal authorities on illegal immigration matters, are having a “chilling effect” on law enforcement’s ability to pursue drug cartels operating in the state.

“There’s always a matter of making sure local line officers are educated in our laws and that they know that they’re able to work with our federal partners on criminal matters,” Polis told The Denver Gazette. “So, it doesn’t shock me that there are some line officers somewhere that didn’t know they’re able to work with law enforcement federally on criminal investigations.”

“But, generally, we hope our sheriffs and our police chiefs are doing a good job, making sure that we can work closely with our federal partners. I’ll be happy to talk to them,” he added. “So, I’ll set that up.”

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