Adams County man convicted of dealing fentanyl for cartel sentenced to 16 years in prison

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Robert Garrison is a Colorado native who grew up in Montrose and attended Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction. He is an AP award-winning journalist who joined Denver7 in August 2016 after working for several other stations across Colorado and Oklahoma over the past decade.

BRIGHTON, Colo. — An Adams County man with ties to a Mexican drug cartel was sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, the 17th Judicial District Attorney’s Office announced Monday.

Salazar and the eight other suspects were allegedly involved with a large-scale drug distribution network between the Sinaloa Cartel in Mexico and the greater Adams County area, the 17th Judicial District Attorney’s Office said in a news release. In addition to the indictment, a number of seizures occurred as a result of Operation Dress for Less.

 

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