Drug trafficking

Durango police secure money to investigate ‘black and gray’ market marijuana sales

Drug trafficking

Durango police secure money to investigate ‘black and gray’ market marijuana sales

Department confiscated almost 30 pounds of pot in 2020

January 8, 2022 • Nicholas A. Johnson — Herald Staff Writer

Tightened border slowed fentanyl, but it’s rising again, Montezuma County Sheriff’s Office says

Drug trafficking

Tightened border slowed fentanyl, but it’s rising again, Montezuma County Sheriff’s Office says

trafficking presentation identifies Cortez as hub, fentanyl as main threat

December 20, 2021 • Kala Parkinson — Journal staff writer

Cortez man suspected of heading drug trafficking operation is arrested in Arizona

Cortez man suspected of heading drug trafficking operation is arrested in Arizona

P. Blackmore arrested in Phoenix with 1,000 fentanyl pills in his possession

November 6, 2021 • Kala Parkinson — Journal staff writer

Cortez man pleads not guilty to drug charges

Cortez man pleads not guilty to drug charges

DeJesus arrested for alleged meth distribution, possession

September 2, 2021 • Jim Mimiaga — Journal staff writer

Cortez man with history of drug use sentenced to prison

Cortez man with history of drug use sentenced to prison

said Maynard Wayne Peltier intended to distribute methamphetamine

August 20, 2021 • Jim Mimiaga — Journal staff writer

Hard drugs being trafficked into area, Sheriff’s Office says

Hard drugs being trafficked into area, Sheriff’s Office says

Mexican cartels are a major source, according to law enforcement

August 12, 2021 • Jim Mimiaga — Journal staff writer

How did the global pandemic impact drug trafficking in Southwest Colorado?

Drug trafficking

How did the global pandemic impact drug trafficking in Southwest Colorado?

are back to normal, but users have less reliance on any single narcotic

June 11, 2021 • Patrick Armijo — Herald staff writer

‘China White’ heroin arrives in Cortez; man arrested

‘China White’ heroin arrives in Cortez; man arrested

Evidence of potent drug in area is ‘alarming,’ police say

February 2, 2021 • Jim Mimiaga

Ignacio, Arboles residents plead guilty to dealing meth

Ignacio, Arboles residents plead guilty to dealing meth

face up to 40 years in prison

December 12, 2020 • Shannon Mullane — Herald Staff Writer

Four arrested during drug raid at Cortez motel

Four arrested during drug raid at Cortez motel

A fourth man was arrested for a felony warrant. Suspected illegal drug activity at the hotel at 640 South Broadway…

October 23, 2020 • Jim Mimiaga

Fentanyl drug use spiking in Southwest Colorado

Drug trafficking

Fentanyl drug use spiking in Southwest Colorado

deputy marshals stop car with 125 pills

August 15, 2020 • Emily Hayes