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“One pill away from death”: inside Colorado Springs’ undercover fentanyl crackdown

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(COLORADO SPRINGS) — A record number of fentanyl pills are being seized across Colorado, with local law enforcement agencies like the Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) crediting the success partly to their department’s ability to deploy officers undercover.

The Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) Rocky Mountain Field Division announced it seized nearly 2.7 million fentanyl pills – or “fake” pills – in Colorado in 2024. This breaks the previous record set in 2023 with 2.61 million pills seized in the state.

“It is an unfortunate record to set,” said DEA RMFD Special Agent in Charge Jonathan Pullen. “We continue to work day in, day out fighting the cartels putting this poison on Colorado streets. While we have seen seizure numbers trending lower in other parts of the country, Colorado seems to be consistently at or near record highs for the number of fake pills seized.”

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Residents of Southern Colorado retirement home say they have been without hot water for a month

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A retirement community in Colorado Springs has not had warm water for weeks as our region continues to deal with dangerous arctic air–some residents have been forced to heat up water in bowls and cups in order to wash their hair, but the complex said they are finally working to fix the issues.

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