The Montezuma-Cortez Narcotics Investigation Team (MCNIT) seized more than $13 million in illegal drugs in 2025, disrupting trafficking operations despite limited staff and budget cuts.
An end-of-year report from Sheriff Steve Nowlin said MCNIT seized about 88 pounds of meth, 168 pounds of cocaine, 23,370 counterfeit fentanyl pills and nearly 10 ounces of fentanyl powder.
Those amounts marked sharp increases from 2024, including a 1,874% jump in fentanyl pill seizures and a surge in cocaine…