Feds targeting heroin trafficking in Denver area make 54 arrests
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A U.S. Customs and Border Protection K-9 unit waits to check vehicles crossing into the United States from Mexico on September 23, 2016 in San Ysidro, California.
By KIERAN NICHOLSON | knicholson@denverpost.com
PUBLISHED: September 23, 2016 at 6:11 pm | UPDATED: September 23, 2016 at 6:16 pm
A three-month federal operation in the Denver area targeting illegal heroin trafficking ended in 54 arrests.
Officers with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement specifically targeted immigrants who are in the state illegally, according to an ICE media release.
“This was the first ICE operation of its kind in Colorado that was designed to specifically target” heroin trafficking by immigrants here illegally, the release said.
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