MESA COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) — Four people have been arrested following a major drug bust operation on the Western Slope, the Grand Junction Police Department said Thursday.
According to GJPD, local, state and federal authorities worked together during a two-day operation along Interstate 70 in Mesa County near the Utah border.
“The purpose of the operation was to interdict bulk currency and large amounts of illegal drugs which are commonly transported along the interstate,” police said in a statement.
During the operation, authorities seized the following:
- 600 pounds of marijuana
- 33 grams psilocybin mushrooms
- 1200 marijuana vape pens
- 2 AR pistols
- 2 handguns
- 2 bullet proof vests
- Approximately $19,000 in bulk currency
- 200 grams marijuana concentrate
- Cocaine (amount consistent with personal use)
- Ecstasy (amount consistent with personal use)
The following four people were arrested:
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