marijuana crime
Investigators seize 500 plants in suspected illegal pot grow in El Paso County
Thirteen pounds of processed marijuana and more than 500 marijuana plants were seized Friday when authorities served a search warrant at a suspected illegal grow in El Paso County.
National drug ring disguised as Greeley medical pot grow traded in cryptocurrency, feds say
A national drug syndicate disguising itself as a small Greeley medical marijuana grow traded in cryptocurrency and had drug pipelines to eight states, federal documents in Denver U.S. District Court reveal.
Four get lengthy prison sentences in botched marijuana robbery that led to murder of Loveland man
Joshua Binns, Seth Binns, Ryan Arellano and Mackenzie Fay sentenced to lengthy prison terms for their role in botched marijuana robbery in Elrya Swansea neighborhood that left Charles Polzin dead and his son, Josh Polzin, injured.
El Paso deputies confiscate $13M worth of marijuana, guns in first three months of black market crackdown
El Paso County sheriff’s deputies in the first three months of 2018 confiscated about $12 million worth of illegally grown marijuana plants, another $1 million in processed marijuana, made 16 arrests and seized more than a dozen guns under a state law designed to stop the diversion of legal pot to the drug’s black market, the agency announced Friday.
Marijuana mogul’s homes in Snowmass, Denver can’t be sold during fraud litigation, judge says
A house in Snowmass Village and a condo in Denver can’t be sold while a securities-fraud case proceeds against a man accused of defrauding investors in a pump-and-dump marijuana stock scheme.
Illegal El Paso County marijuana grow bust nets more than 110 pounds seized, 2 arrested
More than 110 pounds of marijuana was seized and two people were arrested following an El Paso County illegal marijuana grow bust on Wednesday involving multiple law enforcement departments.
Here’s how much marijuana you’d need to be eligible for the death penalty under federal law
Last week Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued a memo encouraging federal prosecutors to seek the death penalty for certain drug trafficking offenses. Here’s how much marijuana you’d need to be eligible for the death penalty under federal law.
Firefighters tackling Carson Midway Fire stumble across illegal marijuana grow
Firefighters tackling the 3,300-acre Carson Midway Fire stumbled across more than 100 marijuana plants at an illegal grow.
Former NBA player Glen “Big Baby” Davis arrested on marijuana charges
Police say former NBA player Glen “Big Baby” Davis was arrested in a Maryland hotel last month on drug possession and distribution charges.
Weld County busts major marijuana smuggling ring; arrests 8, seizes 3,000 plants and 450 pounds of pot
The Weld County Drug Task Force has arrested eight people for their suspected involvement in a large marijuana smuggling ring operating in Greeley, Windsor and Frederick.