The Colorado State Patrol (CSP) said that approximately 600 pounds of cannabis went missing early this month from a secured evidence trailer in Arapahoe County.
CSP said an evidence technician doing a property walkthrough on April 4 identified damage to one of the evidence parking lot’s locked gates, and that someone had broken into one of the trailers and stolen some 600 pounds of cannabis still stored inside of it. The trailer, along with its contents, had been seized during a recent “highway drug investigation,” officials said. The cannabis had been scheduled for destruction, but the haul was not associated with any current court cases.
Officials said in a press release that they filed a report with the Englewood Police Department, and that further investigation revealed “that the suspects first came to the site after dark on the evening of April 1 and used a power tool to remove a lock on the gate and a lock on the secured trailer.”
“Since this incident, the Colorado State Patrol completed an initial review that identified gaps in the evidence facility’s security processes. Security camera system checks and exterior property walkthroughs have been increased to identify security issues faster and ensure evidence