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Overall, 19 people were indicted, with two other people identified and arrested after the indictment. The Grand Jury indictment includes 20 counts, which outline how the enterprise distributed cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, and fentanyl throughout Arapahoe, Douglas, Denver, and Jefferson counties.
Investigators said it is believed the drug trafficking ring in Colorado has ties to the Sinaloa Cartel in Mexico. Law enforcement seized over 110,000 counterfeit pills laced with fentanyl, 6 kilograms of methamphetamine, 8 pounds of heroin, 11 kilograms of cocaine, and $450,000 in cash in the bust.
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| The Drug Enforcement Administration and local Colorado partners announced indictments and arrests after a major investigation into a drug network that had international reach. Photo Credit: KDVR |
The investigation began in April and spanned eight months. It circled around Saul Ramon Rivera-Beltran, 30, of Thornton. He’s accused of coordinating drug shipments and deals from Mexico, where investigators believed the fentanyl was manufactured, smuggled, and brought to Colorado.
Rivera-Beltran is being held on a $1 million bond. The charges range from racketeering and conspiracy under the Colorado Organized Crime Control Act. They also include drug distribution and money laundering charges.
Denver Field Division Action Special Agent in Charge David Olesky from the DEA was joined by Rocky Mountain High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) Executive Director Keith Weis and 18th Judicial District Attorney John Kellner.
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| “With 28 firearms seized, multiple hand grenades, high-capacity magazines and several sets of body armor, this organization was preparing for battle,” Special Agent Olesky said during Wednesday’s news conference. Photo Credit: Denver CBS |
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| Photo Credit: The Denver Channel |
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| The DEA put on display a range of assault weapons and ammunition which were seized in an 8 month drug sting operation. Photo Credit: 9 News |
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| Oh the 28 firearms confiscated in the drug sting, six were stolen. Photo Credit: Denver Gazette |
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| Photo Credit: Denver Gazette |
Source: KDVR
Additional Photo Credit: Denver Post
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