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• You could be living in a former meth lab and not even know it Play Video

  May 22, 2013 1:17 PM

  You could be living in a former meth lab right now and not even know it. A News 5 investigation recently uncovered a Colorado Springs family who unknowingly rented out a former meth lab that was never cleaned up. News 5's Jacqui Heinrich stayed on top of that story and... more »

• Pounds of meth seized by Colorado DEA agents Play Video

  May 3, 2013 11:34 PM

  60 pounds of methamphetamine is now off the streets of Colorado thanks to a recent series of drug busts. The DEA along with law enforcement agencies from across the state have teamed up to combat the ongoing war against drug trafficking. "The influx of drugs is a constant... more »

• Over 20 involved in meth bust

  May 31, 2012 3:50 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Twenty-two people have been indicted on drug and money laundering charges following a more than year-long investigation by federal and local authorities in Denver. The U.S. Attorney's Office and authorities in a news conference Thursday say the drug ring led by a Northglenn resident transported meth to... more »

• Young artist talks about Pueblo meth mural

  April 23, 2012 7:42 PM

  A young artist is honored right in front of the mural she designed. Jolene Norton is a high school freshman in Pueblo who won a poster contest through the Colorado Meth Project. Several in the community decided to turn Norton's winning poster into a mural on the levee in Pueblo... more »

• Meth mural finished in Pueblo

  April 22, 2012 6:04 PM

  It's a mural with a message in Pueblo. Jolene Norton, a high school student in Pueblo, won a poster contest with the Colorado Meth Project. That's when several people in the community decided to create Norton's winning entry on a larger scale. Ten people ages 14 to 22 took ten... more »

• "Bath Salts" could become illegal in CO

  February 21, 2012 6:41 AM

  DENVER (AP) - Selling or manufacturing synthetic drugs known as "bath salts" would be illegal in Colorado under a bill in consideration at the state Legislature. Lawmakers will hear a proposal Tuesday that would make it a felony with a civil penalty of up to $500,000 for distributing or... more »

• Meth ring runs in the family

  February 17, 2012 8:22 AM

  CROSS CITY, Fla. (AP) - It's a generational thing: Deputies in Florida say a man, his daughter and his grandson, along with a fourth person said to be a family relative, are accused of working together to manufacture methamphetamine. Dixie County Sheriff's officials say 54-year-old Allen J. Brannin, his... more »

• Post office where meth was made to reopen tomorrow

  December 16, 2011 8:09 PM

  The Post Office on Uintah will reopen tomorrow morning after being closed for nearly a week when people were found inside trying to make meth. The USPS says it kept the office closed for a longer period of time and took extra precautions to ensure employee and public safety.... more »

• Police investigating possible meth lab at Post Office Play Video

  December 11, 2011 2:20 PM

  Police are still investigating a possible meth lab that was found inside a Post Office located at 2641 E. Uintah Street in Colorado Springs. Last night, shortly before 10:30p.m., officers from the Colorado Police Department responded to a call at a Post Office where they found two homeless persons... more »

• 9 pounds of meth seized in traffic stop

  August 26, 2011 3:08 PM

  A Pueblo County Sheriff's Officer stopped a vehicle on a traffic violation Wednesday afternoon and found several pounds of methamphetamine inside. The stop happened about 20 miles south of Pueblo on I-25. With the help of a K-9 dog, officers found a compartment that contained approximately 9 and a... more »

• Meth clean-up crisis

  August 10, 2011 8:14 AM

  ST. LOUIS (AP) - Police and sheriff's departments in states that produce much of the nation's methamphetamine have made a sudden retreat in the war on meth, at times virtually abandoning pursuit of the drug because they can no longer afford to clean up the toxic waste generated by labs.... more »

• Survey: More Colo. teens seeing risks of meth use

  May 12, 2011 6:36 PM

  DENVER (AP) - A group behind advertising aimed at curbing methamphetamine use in Colorado says a new survey shows their messages are working. The Colorado Meth Project says the survey shows 88 percent of Colorado teens see "great risk" in trying meth once or twice, up 9 percentage points... more »

• Mexican drug ring busted

  April 21, 2011 12:15 AM

  A major drug ring operating in Southern Colorado has been taken down. On Wednesday Federal investigators gave details into the large scale drug bust named "Operation Closing Time". "We arrested totally throughout the 14 month investigation, 36 individuals." explains Matt Barden with the DEA's office in Colorado Springs. Investigators... more »

• DEA arrests 29 in investigation that started in Colorado Springs

  October 20, 2010 6:58 PM

  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - The Drug Enforcement Administration says officers arrested 29 people and seized $1.4 million in Colorado Springs from an operation accused of smuggling drugs from Mexico. Federal officials say the arrests are part of a nationwide investigation dubbed "Project Deliverance," which targets U.S.-based cells suspected... more »

• Meth smuggled in car batteries

  September 27, 2010 2:55 PM

  Nine people have been indicted for smuggling methamphetamine into Denver and northern Colorado inside functioning car batteries. Among those indicted were Gabriel Farias-Chavez, 27, and Ramon Chavez, 30. This drug ring was suspected of moving up to 50 pounds of meth per month into the Denver metro area and... more »

• Meth arrests up 46 percent in Pueblo

  May 3, 2010 9:56 AM

  Authorities say methamphetamine arrests are up 46 percent in Pueblo since the Colorado Meth Project began in May 2009. Pueblo police say 38 meth-related arrests were made since then, compared with 26 in the preceding 12 months. It's not clear whether the numbers reflect an increase in meth use or... more »

• Meth lab busted in Pueblo

  September 9, 2009 11:35 PM

  Pueblo police have discovered a meth lab on the north side of town. It was found at a home on East 40th, near the Northside Wal-Mart. Investigators say the homeowners are the ones who actually found the meth lab. The house was vacant, and the homeowners were there to... more »