The purpose of
The Drug Task Force is to investigate major crimes involving narcotics.
The Drug Task Force has put together the following information to help answer your questions. Please get involved! If we all work together we can make a difference for our communities.
The Drug Task Force can be reached at
970-564-0479 or email
drugsrus@charter.net.
For general questions about drugs and law enforcement please call the
police department at 565-8441.
While the information listed below pertains primarily to Montezuma County in Colorado, you can do your part by getting involved in your own community and following the general guidelines given here. Visit our
Resources page to submit information and contacts for your local community.
Signs of meth use
- A change in personality
- Lack of respect
- Lack of caring about any thing
- Personal hygiene is not very good
- A change in friends
- Moody
- Hyper activity
- Not sleeping
- Compulsive behavior
- Dry mouth
- A change in life style
- Sores on a persons arms and face
- Bad teeth
- Conversation no longer makes much sense
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Signs of a meth lab
- Increased late night activity
- Smoking outside in cold weather
- A lot of short time traffic
- Chemical odors
- People you do not usually see in your neighborhood
- High traffic of what appears to be delivery of bagged groceries or boxed items
- Cluttered and un kept yard as well as inside the home/building
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Who to report to
The Drug Task Force
970-564-0479
drugsrus@charter.net
Cortez Police Department
970-565-8441
Montezuma County Sheriff
970-565-8444
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What happens next?
- The information is verified
- Surveillance is set up
- Research is done to see if items have been purchased that are required to make meth
- You will not see a marked police vehicle in the area
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When children are in danger report to:
Cortez Police Department
970-565-8441
Department of Child Welfare
970-565-3769
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Giving your name when you call
It is not required that you give your name. However, if you do not give your name the police have no way to contact you if they need
more information. Information is considered to be more reliable if you give your name.
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Helping your community
People need to be willing to get involved in their community, to work together as a community. Willing to come forward with information they may have, in some cases willing to testify in court. Possibly being able to videotape illegal activity.
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Items used for making meth
This is a partial list:
- Cold pills containing ephedrine or pseudoephedrine
- Acetone
- Alcohol (gasoline additives or rubbing)
- Toluene (brake cleaner)
- Engine starter (ether)
- Drain cleaner (sulfuric acid)
- Coffee filters
- Iodine (veterinarian products)
- Salt (table/rock)
- Batteries (lithium)
- Propane tank (anhydrous ammonia)
- Lye (sodium hydroxide)
- Matches (red phosphorus)
- Dishes (pyrex/visions)
- Muriatic acid
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