North Metro Task Force News Today

A Brighton father was sentenced to serve 40 years in prison for charges stemming from his toddler daughter's death from ingesting fentanyl.

Adams County resident Alonzo Montoya was convicted this week of racketeering and child abuse resulting in death for his daughter's 2022 fentanyl overdose.

A Colorado father whose 22-month-old daughter died after ingesting fentanyl in 2022, was found guilty by a jury of child abuse and racketeering-related charges.

A Colorado father whose 22-month-old daughter died after ingesting fentanyl in 2022, was found guilty by a jury of child abuse and racketeering-related charges.

The operation also resulted in the seizure of over 80 pounds of fentanyl pills, 66 pounds of methamphetamine, 1.4 kilos of cocaine, 14 grams of heroin, an active methamphetamine lab, five guns and $93,000.

Nine members of the Mexican cartel have been indicted by a grand jury in Adams County for allegedly funneling large quantities of fentanyl, methamphetamines, and cocaine into parts of Colorado, Oregon, Nevada and Arizona.

Nine members of a drug cartel based in Mexico have been indicted by an Adams County grand jury for allegedly trafficking drugs into Adams County.

Prosecutors said an Adams County grand jury indicted 9 members of a Mexican drug cartel who allegedly funneled large quantities of drugs into Colorado, other states.

A large-scale cocaine trafficking investigation in Adams County led to the indictment of 31 people by a Grand Jury with charges involving organized crime, drug trafficking, money laundering and more, according to the 17th Judicial District Attorney.

While a scourge of fentanyl-related deaths in Colorado continues, investigators say they remain diligent in trying to seize the powerful, synthetic opioid.