Fentanyl deaths rise in the Four Corners despite national decline
In the far northwestern corner of New Mexico, San Juan County stretches across high desert mesas and long,…
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Montezuma-Cortez narcotics team seizes $13 million in drugs in 2025
The Montezuma-Cortez Narcotics Investigation Team (MCNIT) seized more than $13 million in illegal drugs in 2025, disrupting trafficking…
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Montezuma-Cortez narcotics team announces seizure of trafficked drugs
The Montezuma-Cortez Narcotics Investigation Team announced that it seized nearly 10 pounds of drugs and thousands of dollars…
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Eight drug traffickers out of Montezuma County sentenced to 32 total years
On Monday, the Cortez Police Department announced that a recent large-scale operation called “Operation Hot Summer Nights” shut…
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Montezuma-Cortez team arrests two men in recent ‘shooting events’
On Thursday, March 28, the Montezuma-Cortez Narcotics Investigation Team, Colorado Bureau of Investigations and Bureau of Indian Affairs…
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Montezuma-Cortez narcotics team seizes record amount of drugs in 2023
The Montezuma County Sheriff’s Office on Feb. 6 released a report that detailed drug seizures done by the…
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Eight Montezuma County residents arrested after narcotics investigation
Eight Montezuma County residents were arrested after an extensive investigation by the Montezuma County Sheriff’s Office, Cortez Police…
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Cortez man with history of drug use sentenced to prison
A Cortez man suspected of drug distribution and convicted of methamphetamine possession was sentenced Thursday to four years…
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Hard drugs being trafficked into area, Sheriff’s Office says
The presence of methamphetamine, heroin and fentanyl in Montezuma County and Colorado has become more common, said Sheriff…
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Cortez man sentenced for drug possession with intent to distribute
Law enforcement and defendant’s supporters testified at sentencing hearing A Cortez man was sentenced Thursday at the Montezuma…
