Colorado drug dealer sentenced to 376 years in prison

Jose Arellano-Arredondo was found guilty on 40 charges
He was caught during an undercover investigation
Arellano-Arredondo received drugs from Mexico via NV and AZ

Updated: Aug 19, 2024 / 02:45 PM CDT

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(NewsNation) — A leader of a major drug trafficking operation in Colorado was sentenced to 376 years imprisonment.

Jose Arellano-Arredondo was found guilty on more than 40 counts, including money laundering and drug charges, in June.

“For years, this man flooded our streets and community with massive quantities of poison,” Weld Country Deputy District Attorney Michael Pirraglia said of Arellano-Arredondo in a release. “The true extent of the lives he destroyed may never be known. He exploited others’ addictions for personal profit, and we will not tolerate this behavior in our community,”

Arellano-Arredondo’s conviction followed an undercover investigation by the Weld County Drug Task Force, wherein he received drugs from Mexico via Nevada and Arizona.

According to the Weld County DA’s press release, multiple pounds of methamphetamine, thousands of fentanyl pills and multiple ounces of cocaine were found during the investigation.