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‘More like this, please,’: Governor, lawmakers respond to DEA raid in Adams County
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‘More like this, please,’: Governor, lawmakers respond to DEA raid in Adams County

By Heather Willard | KDVR-TV Fox 31 News Federal law enforcement agencies, joined by local partners, raided what the Drug Enforcement Agency called a “makeshift nightclub” in Adams County on Sunday, resulting in 49 people arrested. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement took 41 of those arrested into custody, alleging they were in the U.S. illegally. The raid was the result of a months-long investigation by the DEA’s Rocky Mountain Field Division. The RMFD has been investigating drug trafficking by the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua since “last summer,” according to DEA RMFD Special Agent in Charge Jonathan Pullen. The DEA RMFD said the party at the nightclub was “invite-only,” which Pullen said is only set up on certain weekends and is “invitation-only to members of TdA and th...
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DEA operation in Adams Co. focusing on Tren de Aragua drug traffickers ends in arrests of nearly 50 illegals
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DEA operation in Adams Co. focusing on Tren de Aragua drug traffickers ends in arrests of nearly 50 illegals

By Danielle Wallace  | Fox News Federal agents took nearly 50 illegal immigrants into custody early Sunday during an operation targeting the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua (TdA)'s networks in Colorado. The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Rocky Mountain Field Division said its agents, as well as partners at the Denver offices for Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) conducted an early morning operation targeting drug trafficking and TdA members in Adams County, Colorado.  The early morning raid targeted what federal authorities deemed a "makeshift nightclub" in Adams County that was "invite-only." The DEA said "dozens connected to the Tren de Aragua (TdA...
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Trump’s DEA nominee withdraws from consideration
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Trump’s DEA nominee withdraws from consideration

By Christian Datoc | Washington Examiner Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister has withdrawn from consideration to head President-elect Donald Trump‘s Drug Enforcement Administration. In a statement, Chronister said Tuesday being nominated “the honor of a lifetime” but was stepping down after the “gravity of this very important responsibility set in.” “Over the past several days, as the gravity of this very important responsibility set in, I’ve concluded that I must respectfully withdraw from consideration. There is more work to be done for the citizens of Hillsborough County and a lot of initiatives I am committed to fulfilling,” he wrote in a statement. “I sincerely appreciate the nomination, outpouring of support by the American people, and look forward to continuing...
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Trump’s woke DEA pick arrested christian pastor, released criminals, penalized unvaccinated employees
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Trump’s woke DEA pick arrested christian pastor, released criminals, penalized unvaccinated employees

By Brianna Lyman | The Federalist President-elect Donald Trump has made several impressive picks to help carry out his America First agenda, like Kash Patel for FBI director, Pete Hegseth for defense secretary, and Tom Homan as “border czar.” But his pick for Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) administrator, Chad Chronister, doesn’t belong anywhere near a position of power. Chronister currently serves as sheriff in Hillsborough County, Florida, and Trump says Chronister will work to “secure the Border, stop the flow of Fentanyl, and other Illegal Drugs, across the Southern Border, and SAVE LIVES.” But surely Trump could’ve chosen a candidate who didn’t throw a Christian pastor in jail, release criminals, or threaten the unvaccinated. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE FEDERALIST...
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DEA to consider loosening federal marijuana restrictions
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DEA to consider loosening federal marijuana restrictions

By Brett Rowland | The Daily Signal The Drug Enforcement Administration plans to hold a formal hearing next week on its plan to reschedule marijuana at the federal level. The proposal is to move marijuana from a Schedule I drug, along with heroin and LSD, to Schedule III, where it would join ketamine and anabolic steroids. In May, the Department of Justice announced that it had submitted a rule that would ease restrictions on cannabis, but the change falls short of the full legalization or decriminalization sought by some advocates. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE DAILY SIGNAL
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DEA forecasting record-breaking fentanyl seizures in Rocky Mountain region, including in Colorado, Utah
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DEA forecasting record-breaking fentanyl seizures in Rocky Mountain region, including in Colorado, Utah

By Jen Kocher | Cowboy State Daily While fentanyl arrests may be down so far in Wyoming this year, seizures are skyrocketing in adjacent southern border states while a more deadly form of meth takes hold across the state. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency saw record seizures of fentanyl in Utah in June, surpassing the prior year by nearly 17%. The arrests were part of DEA’s Operation Cash Out efforts to increase its ground game while simultaneously going after drug profits leaving the country. READ THE FULL STORY AT COWBOY STATE DAILY
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Mexican drug cartels are operating in southern Colorado, DEA agent says
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Mexican drug cartels are operating in southern Colorado, DEA agent says

By Sarah Ferguson | Fox 31 News Two Mexican drug cartels that are responsible for the fentanyl smuggled into the U.S. are operating in Colorado, said the Drug Enforcement Administration. As part of an exclusive, new partnership with the DEA’s Rocky Mountain Field Division, Nexstar’s FOX21 News in Colorado Springs spoke to Special Agent in Charge Jonathan Pullen about the unprecedented action the DEA is taking to target every aspect of the global fentanyl supply chain. “We use technology to identify who they are, where they are, who they are communicating with and we try to identify the entire network; so, the distribution side, the supply side, and the money laundering side and we try to go after all of those folks at the same time,” said Pullen. READ THE FULL STORY AT FOX...
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Mexican drug cartels are operating in southern Colorado, DEA says
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Mexican drug cartels are operating in southern Colorado, DEA says

By Sarah Ferguson | Fox21 News Two Mexican drug cartels that the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) said are responsible for the fentanyl smuggled into the U.S., are operating in Colorado. As part of an exclusive, new partnership with the DEA’s Rocky Mountain Field Division, FOX21 News spoke to Special Agent in Charge Jonathan Pullen about the unprecedented action the DEA is taking to target every aspect of the global fentanyl supply chain. “We use technology to identify who they are, where they are, who they are communicating with, and we try to identify the entire network; so the distribution side, the supply side, and the money laundering side and we try to go after all of those folks at the same time,” said Pullen. READ THE FULL STORY AT FOX21 NEWS
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570,000 fentanyl pills seized by DEA from Colorado in 1 week
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570,000 fentanyl pills seized by DEA from Colorado in 1 week

By Kasey Richardson | CBS Colorado The state Department of Health Care Policy and Financing underestimated how sick its members would be. Medicaid covers about 1.26 million people in Colorado. The department that runs Colorado’s Medicaid program overshot its budget for the most recent fiscal year by more than $120 million after underestimating how sick its members would be. Medicaid rolls were in flux over the last year as states started removing people for the first time since early 2020. During the COVID-19 public health emergency, states couldn’t kick people off Medicaid, meaning they spent much of the last year determining who still qualifies. For the fiscal year that ended in June, the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing had to attempt to project n...
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