In Mesa County, deputy recovers 48 pounds (220k pills) of fentanyl following vehicle pursuit
Law enforcement recovered 220,000 pills after a vehicle pursuit along Interstate 70, according to a press release from the Mesa County Sheriff’s Office.
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Study: Fentanyl-related deaths cost Colorado estimated $16 billion last year
A record 425.6 kilograms of fentanyl — enough to kill the state’s population between 16* and 26 times over, depending on the purity of the drugs — was seized in Colorado in 2023 by the Drug Enforcement Administration Rocky Mountain Field Division.
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Colorado is charting a rise in potential money laundering. Could stopping it slow the fentanyl trade?
Colorado money service businesses, such as check-cashing businesses and money forwarding services, filed a record number of reports last year of possible money laundering by people using their services, official data shows.
Fentanyl coming to U.S. becoming more deadly, DEA says
The illicit fentanyl coming from Mexican cartels is becoming more dangerous, according to the Drug Enforcement Administration.
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‘Devastated’ details the deadly fentanyl epidemic and calls Coloradans to action
An effort to share personal stories of tragedy related to fentanyl use and seek solutions will hit theatres this coming week. The film “DEVASTATED: Colorado’s Fentanyl Disaster” will premiere in four select theatres from May 15-17.
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Colorado House Democrats kill proposal pushing for tougher approach to fentanyl crisis
Michael Fiore, the outreach coordinator for Voices for Awareness and Project Facing Fentanyl, remembered selling drugs to support his addiction and skating through the system before getting clean — after serving a prison term in New York.
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Enough fentanyl to ‘kill global population — nearly twice over’ seized last year in California
California seized a record amount of fentanyl in 2023, enough to potentially kill the global population “nearly twice over,” Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) announced Tuesday.
Fentanyl Is Killing American Kids. Most Don’t Even Know They’re Taking It.
Just over a week ago, Marco Troper, the 19-year-old son of former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki, died in his Berkeley dorm room after taking a drug.
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Colorado’s growing fentanyl crisis calls for stronger laws and border security
The Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) Rocky Mountain Field Division has reported an explosion in the seizure of fentanyl pills in 2023, surpassing previous years.
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New Hampshire voters grill GOP hopefuls on problem they want treated as ‘top’ priority
As GOP candidates shift their sights to New Hampshire, its residents are demanding more answers to the opioid crisis, which they say is plaguing the prominent swing state.
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