Seizures of fentanyl in Colorado are on the rise as cartels expand their territory and spread into new areas, Drug Enforcement Administration officials said.
In 2023, the Rocky Mountain Field Division of the DEA saw a new record reached in the total amount of fentanyl seized after agents captured over 2.6 million pills in Colorado, according to a report citing Dave Olesky, acting special agent in charge of the Rocky Mountain Field Division and DEA spokesman.
That record is likely to break in 2024, he added.
“Quantities of fentanyl that we are seeing now in the Denver area, they used to be, two years ago, typically what you might see in one of the distribution cities down in Phoenix, Los Angeles. But nowadays, those cities are seeing exponential increases in terms
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