A drug bust near Denver, Colorado, on Monday resulted in the arrest of two cartel-connected illegal aliens and the seizure of various drugs, including a very large stash of fentanyl pills.
In a joint operation, the Drug Enforcement Agency’s Rocky Mountain Field Division (RMFD) and the Rocky Mountain High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area task force executed a search warrant at an apartment complex in the Denver area on Monday morning.
Videos posted on the RMFD’s X account showed law enforcement officers approaching and then breaching the door to a first-level apartment.
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Two illegal aliens tied to the Mexican Sinaloa and Jalisco cartels were arrested and approximately 130,000 fentanyl pills, heroin, cocaine and meth were seized during a drug bust in the Denver, Colorado, area.(DEA Rocky Mountain Division/X)
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The agency said the raid uncovered two illegal aliens connected to the Sinaloa and Jalisco Mexican cartels, approximately 130,000 fentanyl pills and some cocaine, meth and heroin.
The two men, who were not identified by name, were arrested.
The DEA Rocky Mountain Division and the Rocky Mountain High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area seized approximately 130,000 fentanyl pills during a drug bust in the Denver, Colorado, area.(DEA Rocky Mountain Division/X)
“Message to the bad guys: the next door we kick in just may be yours,” RMFD captioned one of its videos from the bust.
This operation comes one day after the DEA took dozens of illegal aliens into custody after raiding a makeshift nightclub in the Denver area associated with the violent Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua.
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DEA agents seen with handcuffed illegal immigrants outside a makeshift nightclub, where alleged Tren de Aragua gang affiliates were apprehended. (DEA Rocky Mountain Field Division)(DEA Rocky Mountain Field Division)
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Since President Donald Trump took office last week, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids have detained thousands of illegal aliens nationwide.
On Monday alone, ICE said 1,179 people were arrested, and 853 immigration detainers were lodged.
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The Trump administration is pushing ICE to increase the number of arrests per day from a few hundred to between at least 1,200 to 1,500 people, according to a previous report by Fox News Digital.
Hawaii island police have arrested and charged 42-year-old Kawika Benny Kahee of Pahoa with firearm offenses stemming from an incident Sunday near Kehau and Mauna Kea roads in the Nanawale Estates subdivision.
At 7:34 a.m., Puna patrol officers conducting area checks on a subdivision road came upon two vehicles, including a white Toyota pickup truck with Kahee standing outside it. Kahee was placed under arrest on two outstanding bench warrants.
The other vehicle was occupied by a woman. Officers determined she had no outstanding warrants and saw no violations.
While placing Kahee under arrest, officers observed a black semiautomatic pistol on the front passenger seat of the pickup truck. Kahee was subsequently arrested on suspicion of a firearm offense. The vehicle was recovered as evidence and towed to the Hilo Police Station pending execution of a search warrant.
The investigation was continued by detectives with the East Hawaii Criminal Investigation Section.
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Upon executing a search warrant on the pickup truck, detectives recovered an unloaded semiautomatic 9mm pistol with no serial number, commonly referred to as a ghost gun. Detectives also determined that Kahee is prohibited from owning or possessing firearms due to a prior felony conviction involving violence, according to police.
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On Monday, Kahee was charged with possessing a prohibited weapon, illegally carrying a handgun and being a felon in possession of a handgun. His bail was set at $120,000. Kahee was also charged on two outstanding bench warrants with bail totaling $15,000.
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Anyone with information on the case is asked to contact Detective Joseph Picadura at 808-961-2375 or Joseph.Picadura@hawaiipolice.gov.
LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — A 4-year-old Las Vegas boy is battling Niemann-Pick Type C, a fatal disease affecting just 4 children in Nevada. His family is fighting insurance barriers, traveling cross-country for care.
Jordan and Jennifer Mitchell’s home is filled with love. Their son Liam, just 4 and a half years old, is doing what kids his age do — giggling and playing. But inside his body, a race against time is underway.
VIDEO: Abel Garcia talks to the Mitchell Family about their fight for their son and rare disease
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Southern Nevada family fights rare ‘childhood Alzheimer’s’ disease while pushing for a cure
Liam is one of just four children in Nevada diagnosed with Niemann-Pick Type C, a rare neurodegenerative condition often called “childhood Alzheimer’s.” The disease slowly takes away a child’s ability to walk, talk and even swallow, and it is always fatal. Without treatment, children with Liam’s form of NPC may not live past age 5.
“When he was born, he had a lot of complications right from birth… and that helped us get to a diagnosis — as terrible as it is, we found out early,” Jordan Mitchell said.
The family says they have seen progress through a careful regimen of medications and spinal injections. But keeping Liam stable comes at an extraordinary cost — between $1.3 million and $3.1 million a year — and the Mitchells say they have already faced pushback from their insurance provider.
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“Knowing that these medications do work… but if the insurance says they’re too expensive, that’s it — that’s not easy to live with,” Jennifer Mitchell said.
When I asked the Mitchells about access to healthcare in Southern Nevada, Jordan was direct.
“The healthcare in the valley is not good for preventative or trying to treat these long-term problems,” Jordan Mitchell said. “They ultimately said we couldn’t figure it out… and ultimately we had to go out of state to get him treated.”
Because Liam cannot fly due to his compromised immune system, the family makes cross-country drives to access treatment and research.
“We don’t fly… we’ve done eight or ten drives to the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota, and now to the test sites in Chicago once a year,” Jennifer Mitchell said.
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Now, the family says hope is coming from a groundbreaking gene therapy study led by University of Iowa researcher Dr. Mark Schultz, which is showing promising results.
“We were able to prove that a gene therapy can cure Niemann-Pick Type C… we’ve funded a mouse liver study and we’re in the process of publishing that work,” Jordan Mitchell said.
To help fund that research, the Mitchells created a nonprofit — the Life for Liam and Friends Foundation — and host annual fundraisers in Southern Nevada.
“Don’t give up hope. If you aren’t trying, there’s no chance you’re going to get help… I am hopeful Nevada can improve healthcare so anyone can find the treatment they need,” Mitchell said.
The Mitchells say they will keep pushing, keep driving and keep loving their son for as long as they can.
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Because families like the Mitchells have struggled to find specialized care here, I reached out to find out what else is being done. A spokesperson with Intermountain Health told me their first stand-alone children’s hospital planned for Southern Nevada will include neurology, with specialists on staff, when the hospital opens in 2030.
Meanwhile, 66 members of the Class of 2028 at the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV received their white coats, marking their official transition from classroom studies to direct, hands-on patient care — a milestone that represents continued investment in building the next generation of doctors here in Southern Nevada.
If there’s something you’d like me to look into, email me at abel.garcia@ktnv.com.
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