CASTLE ROCK, Colo. (KRDO) — A 67-year-old from Fort Collins was sentenced to 20 years in prison after a drug and weapons bust in Castle Rock.
Albert Gene Vargas was arrested on August 14, 2021, at Castle Rock Parkway and Promenade Parkway after a camera detected stolen plates on his car, says the 23rd Judicial District of Colorado.
Police say that Vargas told deputies that he was a middleman for “some cartel dudes” when he was pulled over. Deputies say he went on to admit that, despite being a convicted felon, he had a handgun in his car…