RMHIDTA task forces seized 30,179 fentanyl dosage units in Montana in Q1 2026, down from 31,506 in Q1 2025.
WHY THIS MATTERS · This matters because Chinese-made chemicals and pill presses flowing to Sinaloa and CJNG labs are the upstream source of the fentanyl killing tens of thousands of Americans a year, and Washington has turned that supply chain into a lever in the entire US-China trade fight.
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"Rocky Mountain High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area task forces seized 30,179 dosage units of fentanyl in Montana through the first quarter of 2026, down from 31,506 dosage units during the same period last year, according to RMHIDTA data cited in the release."
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- Colorado Springs police seized about 108,000 fentanyl pills and two gallon bags of powder fentanyl during an eight-month investigation.
- CSPD linked both raided Colorado Springs homes to a larger Mexico-based drug trafficking organization.
- US federal court sentenced Devito Duran Young to 27 years, three months for trafficking fentanyl and synthetic cannabinoids sourced from China.
- Young used encrypted apps on a contraband prison phone to buy fentanyl from Chinese suppliers, paying via cryptocurrency.
- Young and co-conspirator Works were held accountable for trafficking 2,610 fentanyl pills weighing 279.64 grams.