US EditionOver 1,000 pounds of meth seized and 15 people charged in Colorado drug investigation
Federal authorities seized 1,115 pounds of methamphetamine and indicted 15 people, including a drug kingpin; four face money laundering charges in a two-year operation.
- The largest methamphetamine seizure in Colorado history was 733 pounds, concealed in boxes of the produce chayote.
- Marco Antonio De Silva Lara is facing the so-called drug kingpin charge as an alleged leader of a drug trafficking organization.
- In various busts from December 2024 to August 2025, officials seized over 1,000 pounds of methamphetamine and some fentanyl.
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More than 1,000 pounds of meth seized in massive Colorado drug bust with ties to Mexico
Federal authorities said Wednesday they seized more than a half-ton of methamphetamine and indicted 15 people following a two-year investigation that disrupted a drug trafficking organization from Mexico operating in Colorado.
By COLLEEN SLEVIN DENVER (AP) — U.S. federal authorities announced Wednesday that they seized more than half a ton of methamphetamine and indicted 15 people following a two-year investigation that dismantled a Mexican drug trafficking organization operating in Colorado. Eleven people have been arrested, but four others, including the alleged leader of the organization, remain at large and are believed to be in Mexico, the U.S. Attorney's Office …
By COLLEEN SLEVIN DENVER (AP) — U.S. federal authorities announced Wednesday that they seized more than half a ton of methamphetamine and indicted 15 people following a two-year investigation that dismantled a Mexican drug trafficking organization operating in Colorado. Eleven people have been arrested, but four others, including the alleged leader of the organization, remain at large and are believed to be in Mexico, the U.S. Attorney's Office …
By COLLEEN SLEVIN DENVER (AP) — U.S. federal authorities announced Wednesday that they seized more than half a ton of methamphetamine and indicted 15 people following a two-year investigation that dismantled a Mexican drug trafficking organization operating in Colorado. Eleven people have been arrested, but four others, including the alleged leader of the organization, remain at large and are believed to be in Mexico, the U.S. Attorney's Office …
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