DENVER ( KDVR ) — A Weld County jury has convicted a man for possessing more than $330,000 worth of drugs that were confiscated in a 2022 traffic stop.
In August, 36-year-old Jorge Garcia-Loya was found guilty of several charges including:
- Two counts of possession with intent to manufacture or distribute a controlled substance – fentanyl
- Two counts of possession with intent to manufacture or distribute a controlled substance
- Speeding
On Sept. 13, 2022, Garcia-Loya was pulled over on Highway 85 in Gilcrest. A Weld County K-9 detected narcotics in the truck of Garcia-Loya’s car, and deputies searched the vehicle.
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According to the Weld County Sheriff’s Office, the deputy found approximately 4,000 M-30 pills, suspected of containing fentanyl, and more than five pounds of methamphetamine.
Weld County deputies also searched Garcia-Loya’s house in Henderson and found an additional 26 pounds of methamphetamine and 60,000 fentanyl pills.