7 arrested after drug bust in western Colorado

GARFIELD COUNTY, Colo. (KKTV) – Several people were arrested after a drug bust in western Colorado, according to the Garfield County Sheriff’s Office.

Deputies said 44-year-old Sindy Vazquez Martinez and 24-year-old Osbaldo Ramirez-Andrade operated a drug trafficking organization that distributed illegal drugs from Frisco to Rifle.

They allegedly used their Glenwood Springs home, located yards away from the Glenwood Springs Middle School, as a base to distribute illegal drugs, according to deputies. SPEAR and the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) have reportedly been investigating the alleged organization since January 2023.

Late Sunday night and early Monday morning, deputies reportedly partnered with SPEAR, DEA and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and arrested three people on outstanding felony warrants for drug-related charges.

SPEAR reportedly arrested an additional person on Tuesday for an outstanding felony warrant and charges related to this investigation. Later that day, SPEAR, DEA, HIS and Enforcement Removal Operations (ERO) executed search warrants in Glenwood Springs and Rifle.

Deputies said they seized four pounds of Methamphetamine, three ounces of cocaine, nine and a half pounds of fentanyl powder, 220 fentanyl pills and one firearm.

The additional suspects arrested are 42-year-old Henry Trujillo Benites, 28-year-old Julian Cruz Carrazco, 39-year-old Jose Manuel Romo Gallegos, 60-year-old Cordelia Suazo Reed and 39-year-old Juan Alberto Guevara-Regalado.

The suspects are facing multiple drug-related charges. Deputies say the investigation is active and ongoing.

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