A in unincorporated Adams County during a traffic stop earlier this month, according to the Adams County Sheriff’s Office.
The sheriff’s office said approximately 50 pounds of methamphetamine, two handguns and several thousand dollars were seized during the week of Oct.12.
During a search warrant execution at a residence following the traffic stop, 20 more pounds of methamphetamine, 1.29 kilograms of cocaine, two handguns, a rifle and several thousand dollars were seized, according to a release from the department.
The sheriff’s release said one person was arrested and taken to jail on new charges.
No further information will be released at this time because of the ongoing investigation, the sheriff’s office stated in the release.
The joint operation involved multiple agencies, including the North Metro Task Force, which consists of the Adams County Sheriff’s Office, Brighton Police, Westminster Police, Broomfield Police, Commerce City Police, Thornton Police, and Northglenn Police, as well as the Adams County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Division and SWAT Team, the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Rocky Mountain HIDTA Front Range Task Force and the SWAT teams from the Brighton and Commerce City Police Departments.
