On Aug. 30, the Colorado Bureau of Investigations, CBI, announced that they had, alongside the La Junta Police Department, discovered around 143 grams of fentanyl, about 1,430 pills, following a search warrant at a La Junta house on Aug. 29, after receiving intelligence and leads linking the residence to criminal activity.
Joe Richards, Las Animas County’s emergency manager, was chopping wood on the night of Friday, June 6, when he received a call from Apogaea’s board of directors, seeking his advice on how to proceed after multiple drinks tested positive for fentanyl.
Interim Chief Mike Tihonovich of the Trinidad Police Department provided the 2024 year-end report review and its 2025 to-date recap for the department during a city council work session on Monday, Apr. 21, revealing its success in drug seizures, around 360 pounds, including 160 pounds of fentanyl.
