LONGMONT, Colo. - Law enforcement sources confirm that a major drug bust last week in Longmont is related to an international investigation of Mexican drug cartels.
17 Boulder County residents were charged with 127 felonies in the month's long drug sting that focused on cocaine and meth dealing in Longmont.
Federal officials also announced the success of an operation dubbed "Project Deliverance" aimed to disrupt drug supply lines between Mexico and the U.S.
The sting resulted in over 2,000 arrests nationwide, including sources say, the arrests in Longmont.
"Being able to close down this drug operation will help out across Boulder County," said Boulder County DA Stan Garnett, who refused to specifically confirm the link between his office's charges and the federal probe.
But, Garnett said, the Longmont arrests were a joint operation between local police, and federal drug agents. "When ever we can work together like this we can accomplish a lot," he said, calling the arrests a major blow against drug trafficking in the area.
"To the extent that drugs are being distributed by organizations outside Boulder County, it's a big problem."
17 Boulder County residents were charged with 127 felonies in the month's long drug sting that focused on cocaine and meth dealing in Longmont.
Federal officials also announced the success of an operation dubbed "Project Deliverance" aimed to disrupt drug supply lines between Mexico and the U.S.
The sting resulted in over 2,000 arrests nationwide, including sources say, the arrests in Longmont.
"Being able to close down this drug operation will help out across Boulder County," said Boulder County DA Stan Garnett, who refused to specifically confirm the link between his office's charges and the federal probe.
But, Garnett said, the Longmont arrests were a joint operation between local police, and federal drug agents. "When ever we can work together like this we can accomplish a lot," he said, calling the arrests a major blow against drug trafficking in the area.
"To the extent that drugs are being distributed by organizations outside Boulder County, it's a big problem."
