Law enforcement officers in Colorado Springs and Albuquerque seized about 670,000 fentanyl pills earlier this month, according to a Monday news release from the Drug Enforcement Administration.

One man was arrested in connection with the drugs, which were being transported by bus from Albuquerque to Denver, the federal agency said.

The number of fentanyl pills seized in this case is almost enough to give every resident in the city of Denver one fake pill, said Jonathan Pullen, DEA Rocky Mountain Field Division special agent in charge.

The DEA designation nationwide for the seized tablets is “fake pills,” otherwise known as counterfeit Oxycodone M30s — fakes.

A bystander at an Albuquerque bus depot saw two “suspicious men” carrying two suitcases each on a bus bound for Denver and called police, according to the release. One man ran, leaving the luggage behind. Police seized the two suitcases and, after obtaining a search warrant, found about 330,000 pills and two ounces of heroin.

The second man, who stayed on the bus, was later arrested in Colorado Springs with two suitcases and a backpack, officials said. A Colorado Springs K-9 detected narcotics in all three bags, which reportedly held about 340,000 tablets with fentanyl and several thousand dollars in cash.

“Seizures of this size are only possible with the collaborative work with our partner agencies on the DEA Task Force and community members who are courageous enough to do something about it,” said Colorado Springs Police Chief Adrian Vasquez.

The arrested suspect, whose name was not released, has been identified as a Denver resident with outstanding arrest warrants for drug trafficking. A second suspect remains on the loose.

“This is a prime example of see something, say something,” Pullen said. “As a result, 670,000 fake pills are now off the streets of Colorado and New Mexico.”

The 670,000 pills amount to about 25% of Colorado’s entire pill seizures in 2023, officials said. About 2.61 million fentanyl tablets pills were recovered in Colorado last year.

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