From Center Police Chief Dale Meek;
On May 22nd, at approximately 2:30pm, Officers executed a search warrant on the residence of Osvaldo Munoz based upon the arrest and confidential information which led officers to believe that Munoz was dealing narcotics out of his residence behind the Center School. The search warrant was successful as 410 grams (nearly a half Kilo) of methamphetamines, .222 grams of heroin and an additional 60 grams of fentanyl (Nearly 700 pills combined) were obtained from the residence. This is a significant seizure, especially with the lethality of such small amounts of fentanyl. Munoz was charged with the additional charges from the search warrant of:
1) CRS 18-18-405 Unlawful Distribution, manufacturing, dispensing, sale or possession (methamphetamines) a Drug Felony 1st degree offense
2) CRS 18-18-405 Unlawful Distribution, manufacturing, dispensing, sale or possession (heroin) a Drug Felony 1st degree offense
3) CRS 18-18-405 Unlawful Distribution, manufacturing, dispensing, sale or possession (fentanyl) a Drug Felony 1st degree offense
Munoz was initially given a $100,000 dollar bond but it was reduced to $25,000 after he appeared in court (Saguache County). The original trafficking charges from May 21st also were give a $25,000 bond (Rio Grande County).
We are continuing to follow up on the sources of these narcotics that Munoz was selling.
I want to commend Our Officers. They were out in force with the Saguache County Sheriff’s Office on an operation targeting bad driving when the original traffic stop was conducted. The officers did an excellent job identifying the signs of narcotics trafficking. They were persistent at gathering the necessary evidence for the arrest, the subsequent search warrant and gathering more evidence for additional charges. I am confident they will continue to make our Town safer whether it is targeting reckless driving, enforcing laws against violence or attacking the narcotics problem in the area.
