Two men from California have been sentenced to 30 years in prison for a string of robberies across the Front Range in 2023.
Antonio Deray Darnell, 36, and Gabriel Angel Sanchez, 32, were convicted for five incidents that took place in June and July in which they targeted cash couriers making scheduled pickups at local dispensaries.
This included the robbery of an Empyreal Logistics employee outside of High Plainz Dispensary in Garden City. That courier was carrying a case containing approximately $67,000 when the two men confronted him in the parking lot, then took the cash and fled in a nearby vehicle.
Darnell and Sanchez also targeted other Empyreal Logistics couriers in Denver and in Northern Colorado. In total, authorities say the men stole more than $116,000…