Eight People Arrested in Drug Investigation
MESA COUNTY, Colo – The Western Colorado Drug Task Force arrested eight people yesterday in connection with a drug investigation that has been taking place during the last four months.
The
investigation centered on methamphetamine distribution in Mesa County, and
resulted in search warrants issued for four residences. Three of those residences are in Grand
Junction; the fourth is outside the city limits.
Those
arrested face charges ranging from possession and distribution of drugs, to
money laundering and weapons violations.
All of the arrest and search warrants related to this case have been
sealed by the courts as the investigation continues.
The
names of those arrested are:
· Francisca Arias (DOB
7-18-1991)
· Carlos Delfin (DOB
9-25-1989)
· Dante Delfin (DOB
8-28-1986)
· Saul Alexander
Delfin-Lopez (DOB 3-14-1988)
· Christopher David
Merle Franklin (DOB 10-5-1982)
· Kenneth Allen Higgs
(DOB 6-14-1954)
· David Lee Ortego
(DOB 9-7-1957)
· Kevin Smith (DOB
1-18-1981)
Booking photos of those arrested are not
available at this time.
Bond updates can be accessed via the
Sheriff’s Office website InmateInquiry System.
The Western Colorado Drug Task Force is a partnership established in
the early 1980’s between the U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement
Administration, the Grand Junction Police Department and the Mesa County
Sheriff’s Office. The Task Force is designed to fight the battles of drugs on
the frontlines and other crimes that are associated with dealing and using
drugs. Grand Junction Police Chief John
Camper and Mesa County Sheriff Stan Hilkey agree this Task Force is effective
and nationally competitive in the law enforcement field when it comes to
knowledge, experience and team work. The Drug Task Force provides a refined
level of service to the law abiding citizens of Mesa County and across the
Western Slope.
