{"id":18002,"date":"2025-04-27T15:30:05","date_gmt":"2025-04-27T21:30:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.elpasoco.com\/?p=18002"},"modified":"2025-04-28T08:50:27","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T14:50:27","slug":"el-paso-county-commissioners-statement-on-dea-operation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.elpasoco.com\/el-paso-county-commissioners-statement-on-dea-operation\/","title":{"rendered":"El Paso County Commissioners&#8217; Statement on DEA Operation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans',sans-serif;color: #002d5d\"><strong>April 27, 2025<\/strong> &#8211; The El Paso County Board of County Commissioners commends the actions taken by law enforcement during today\u2019s DEA-led operation in Colorado Springs. The scale and severity of this criminal activity posed a direct threat to the safety and well-being of our community. Today\u2019s operation sends a clear message: illegal activity will not be tolerated in El Paso County.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;color: #343332\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans',sans-serif;color: #002d5d\">As part of today\u2019s operation, several illegal aliens connected to criminal activity were detained. We would like to thank the Trump administration for empowering the DEA and ICE to do their jobs after the disastrous Biden border policies \u2014 aided by sanctuary state policies \u2014 created threats to public safety that continue to endanger our communities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;color: #343332\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans',sans-serif;color: #002d5d\">We are deeply grateful to the DEA\u2019s Rocky Mountain Field Division, the El Paso County Sheriff&#8217;s Office, and all of our local, state, and federal partners for their coordination, professionalism, and steadfast commitment to safeguarding our community.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;color: #343332\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans',sans-serif;color: #002d5d\">Public safety is \u2014 and will always remain \u2014 our top priority. 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