Mesa County

Deputies seize 60 pounds of meth, arrest two in traffic stop on Colorado’s Western Slope

Two people have been arrested following a traffic stop on Colorado’s Western Slope in which authorities seized 60 pounds of methamphetamine. According to the Mesa County Sheriff’s Office, an investigator with the Western Colorado Drug Task Force conducted the traffic stop on Tuesday.

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On Western Slope, opioid crisis continues and sheriffs say it is leading to mental health, crime

Mesa County Sheriff Todd Rowell and Delta County Sheriff Mark Taylor have had  a constant battle fighting the opioid crisis in their counties since 2017, when it first started impacting western Colorado.

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Mesa County is filing a lawsuit against the State of Colorado regarding House Bill 24-1413

Through the County Attorney’s Office and in alliance with several other counties, Mesa County is filing a lawsuit against the State of Colorado and Jared S. Polis, in his official capacity as Governor of Colorado, seeking:

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