FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 28, 2025
Pueblo Police Department Search Warrants Lead to Several Arrests and Recovery of Illicit Drugs and Weapons
Pueblo, CO― On January 23, 2025, Pueblo Police Department Special and Criminal Investigation Division detectives, with assistance from uniformed officers, Pueblo SWAT, and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) agents, served a search warrant in the 1600 block of Ash St. This was the second search warrant served at this location in a 22-day period. Contact was made with 15 individuals including the suspect, Omar Hernandez, 60.
During the search of the residence, detectives and officers recovered:
- four firearms (two of the firearms had previously been reported stolen
- Ammunition of various calibers
- 43.3 grams of methamphetamine
- 1.1 grams of cocaine
- 138.3 (approximately 1,383 pills) grams of fentanyl
- $2,734.75 in cash.
In addition, the search warrant served on January 1, 2025, recovered:
- 30.8 grams of methamphetamine
- 60.5 grams of fentanyl (pills)
- 20.8 grams of heroin
- Three large capacity AK-47 magazines with 7.62mm x 39 (55 live rounds total)
- Ammunition of various calibers
- A .22 caliber Harrington and Richardson Revolver
- A dismantled .22 caliber firearm
Omar Hernandez has been charged with two counts of Unlawful Distribution of a Controlled Substance and Possession of a Weapon by a Previous Offender. Jose Monje-Calderon, 51, and Lorenzo Gonzales-Diaz, 57, were arrested on existing warrants and are facing additional state charges.
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