DEA sheds light on Colorado bust, believes cartels are stockpiling fentanyl
CBS Colorado
[{'start': '0.240', 'end': '4.160', 'text': 'New at 10, digging into the fentanel'}, {'start': '1.920', 'end': '5.839', 'text': 'crisis in our state. In just the last 24'}, {'start': '4.160', 'end': '8.160', 'text': "hours, we've learned about a traffic"}, {'start': '5.839', 'end': '10.480', 'text': 'stop in Jefferson County involving 1'}, {'start': '8.160', 'end': '13.679', 'text': 'million worth of fentinel. Deputies'}, {'start': '10.480', 'end': '15.440', 'text': 'confiscated nearly 50,000 pills. In'}, {'start': '13.679', 'end': '17.359', 'text': "Garfield County, sheriff's deputies"}, {'start': '15.440', 'end': '19.760', 'text': 'arrested seven people in a drug'}, {'start': '17.359', 'end': '22.640', 'text': 'trafficking ring. Deputies found 9 and'}, {'start': '19.760', 'end': '24.960', 'text': 'a2 pounds of fentinel powder and 220'}, {'start': '22.640', 'end': '26.880', 'text': 'fentanyl pills along with several more'}, {'start': '24.960', 'end': '28.640', 'text': 'pounds of drugs in a house that the'}, {'start': '26.880', 'end': '30.560', 'text': 'people who were arrested were using'}, {'start': '28.640', 'end': '32.559', 'text': 'which was located just outside of a'}, {'start': '30.560', 'end': '34.480', 'text': "middle school. And we've just learned"}, {'start': '32.559', 'end': '36.960', 'text': 'that an Army staff sergeant stationed at'}, {'start': '34.480', 'end': '39.120', 'text': 'Fort Carson has been arrested on federal'}, {'start': '36.960', 'end': '41.520', 'text': 'drug charges after the raid of an'}, {'start': '39.120', 'end': '43.760', 'text': 'illegal nightclub in Colorado Springs.'}, {'start': '41.520', 'end': '46.079', 'text': 'With busts like this happening all over'}, {'start': '43.760', 'end': '48.399', 'text': 'Colorado every single day, we wanted to'}, {'start': '46.079', 'end': '50.239', 'text': 'know exactly how organized groups are'}, {'start': '48.399', 'end': '52.800', 'text': 'feeding the flow of drugs into our'}, {'start': '50.239', 'end': '54.719', 'text': 'state. Your reporter Tristan Susell'}, {'start': '52.800', 'end': '56.879', 'text': 'spoke with the DEA about its new'}, {'start': '54.719', 'end': '59.199', 'text': 'partnership with ICE to try and stop the'}, {'start': '56.879', 'end': '62.079', 'text': 'flow of drugs, specifically fentanyl,'}, {'start': '59.199', 'end': '64.640', 'text': 'into Colorado. The DEA is calling the'}, {'start': '62.079', 'end': '66.400', 'text': 'bust a routine operation that was weeks'}, {'start': '64.640', 'end': '69.760', 'text': "in the making, but they've now shed"}, {'start': '66.400', 'end': '71.520', 'text': 'light on some concerning details.'}, {'start': '69.760', 'end': '73.760', 'text': 'This is the scene at an underground'}, {'start': '71.520', 'end': '75.840', 'text': 'nightclub in Colorado Springs early'}, {'start': '73.760', 'end': '77.520', 'text': 'Sunday morning where they arrested more'}, {'start': '75.840', 'end': '79.759', 'text': 'than 100 people. There was drug'}, {'start': '77.520', 'end': '81.759', 'text': 'trafficking, there was guns, uh there'}, {'start': '79.759', 'end': '83.759', 'text': 'was prostitution, there was crimes of'}, {'start': '81.759', 'end': '86.000', 'text': 'violence. Special agent in charge'}, {'start': '83.759', 'end': '87.759', 'text': 'Jonathan Poland says the illegal drugs'}, {'start': '86.000', 'end': '90.799', 'text': 'at the party were supplied by the'}, {'start': '87.759', 'end': '92.560', 'text': 'Sinaloa cartel and the DEA is putting'}, {'start': '90.799', 'end': '94.400', 'text': 'their foot on the gas when it comes to'}, {'start': '92.560', 'end': '97.320', 'text': 'getting drugs off the streets,'}, {'start': '94.400', 'end': '99.840', 'text': "especially fentanyl. In fact, we've"}, {'start': '97.320', 'end': '101.280', 'text': 'seized enormous amounts of fentanyl this'}, {'start': '99.840', 'end': '103.439', 'text': 'year. I actually thought we would seize'}, {'start': '101.280', 'end': '105.360', 'text': 'less with the border being tighter. I'}, {'start': '103.439', 'end': '107.520', 'text': 'was wrong. Although deaths related to'}, {'start': '105.360', 'end': '109.680', 'text': 'the drug have dropped significantly in'}, {'start': '107.520', 'end': '112.240', 'text': 'the state and across the country, the'}, {'start': '109.680', 'end': '114.159', 'text': 'presence of fentanyl is on the rise. We'}, {'start': '112.240', 'end': '116.399', 'text': 'think there may be some stockpiling'}, {'start': '114.159', 'end': '117.920', 'text': 'happening uh in on the US side from the'}, {'start': '116.399', 'end': '119.920', 'text': "Mexican cartels and that's why we're"}, {'start': '117.920', 'end': '122.240', 'text': 'seeing such large amounts. This'}, {'start': '119.920', 'end': '124.240', 'text': 'particular bust also included the arrest'}, {'start': '122.240', 'end': '126.399', 'text': 'of people thought to be in the country'}, {'start': '124.240', 'end': '128.720', 'text': "illegally, but Poland says that wasn't"}, {'start': '126.399', 'end': '130.720', 'text': 'the intent of the operation. Quite'}, {'start': '128.720', 'end': '132.480', 'text': 'frankly, we were there for the drug'}, {'start': '130.720', 'end': '134.000', 'text': "investigation. We didn't ask the the"}, {'start': '132.480', 'end': '136.720', 'text': 'illegal immigrants to come. The Trump'}, {'start': '134.000', 'end': '138.480', 'text': 'administration has given the DEA Title 8'}, {'start': '136.720', 'end': '140.319', 'text': 'authority, which mandates they involve'}, {'start': '138.480', 'end': '142.080', 'text': 'ICE when encountering individuals'}, {'start': '140.319', 'end': '144.160', 'text': 'suspected of being in the country'}, {'start': '142.080', 'end': '146.720', 'text': "illegally. It's something the previous"}, {'start': '144.160', 'end': '149.120', 'text': "administration didn't do, but they say"}, {'start': '146.720', 'end': '150.720', 'text': 'has significantly helped. Our choices'}, {'start': '149.120', 'end': '153.120', 'text': 'previously were wait till the'}, {'start': '150.720', 'end': '155.120', 'text': 'investigation runs its course um before'}, {'start': '153.120', 'end': '156.959', 'text': "we arrest everybody so we don't tip each"}, {'start': '155.120', 'end': '158.239', 'text': 'tip the whole network off. In the'}, {'start': '156.959', 'end': '159.800', 'text': "meantime, that person's still selling"}, {'start': '158.239', 'end': '162.560', 'text': "fentinel and it's likely going to kill"}, {'start': '159.800', 'end': '164.000', 'text': 'somebody. Now, we have the option to'}, {'start': '162.560', 'end': '166.560', 'text': "turn a person over to ICE if they're"}, {'start': '164.000', 'end': '167.920', 'text': 'here illegally and they can go back to'}, {'start': '166.560', 'end': '168.959', 'text': "their home country and they're not"}, {'start': '167.920', 'end': '171.120', 'text': "selling fentanyl that's going to kill"}, {'start': '168.959', 'end': '173.280', 'text': 'people in Denver anymore. Suspected'}, {'start': '171.120', 'end': '174.879', 'text': 'unauthorized individuals from nine'}, {'start': '173.280', 'end': '177.440', 'text': 'different countries, including El'}, {'start': '174.879', 'end': '179.360', 'text': 'Salvador, Venezuela, and Honduras, will'}, {'start': '177.440', 'end': '181.280', 'text': 'now potentially face removal from the'}, {'start': '179.360', 'end': '183.519', 'text': 'country. Meanwhile, just that one'}, {'start': '181.280', 'end': '185.360', 'text': 'drugrelated charge has been filed. Back'}, {'start': '183.519', 'end': '187.680', 'text': 'to you.'}, {'start': '185.360', 'end': '189.360', 'text': 'Thank you, Cheristen. So many Americans'}, {'start': '187.680', 'end': '190.800', 'text': 'have been killed by fentel that inside'}, {'start': '189.360', 'end': '193.440', 'text': 'the headquarters of the US Drug'}, {'start': '190.800', 'end': '195.440', 'text': 'Enforcement Agency, the walls are'}, {'start': '193.440', 'end': '197.599', 'text': 'covered from floor to ceiling with'}, {'start': '195.440', 'end': '200.000', 'text': 'pictures of victims. The Common Sense'}, {'start': '197.599', 'end': '203.920', 'text': 'Institute says in Colorado, three people'}, {'start': '200.000', 'end': '203.920', 'text': 'die every day from fentanyl.'}]