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Federal authorities recently dismantled an interstate drug ring that involved trafficking large amounts of methamphetamine and fentanyl throughout Colorado and Wyoming. Sheridan Media’s Ron Richter has the details.
A Colorado woman received more than 11 years in federal prison for her role as a distributor in a multi-state drug trafficking ring that pumped large quantities of methamphetamine and fentanyl across state lines. U.S. District Judge Scott W. Skavdahl recently sentenced 42-year-old Nicole Rae Phipps to 133 months imprisonment, to be followed by five years of supervised release. Phipps previously pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.
The Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation, the Drug Enforcement Administration and Homeland Security Investigations uncovered the drug ring during a joint probe into illicit operations across Colorado and Wyoming.
According to federal court documents, investigators began tracking Phipps and co-defendant Denny Jason Shrove in August 2025. Wiretaps and surveillance revealed the pair made weekly supply trips to Colorado to obtain methamphetamine and fentanyl. Communications intercepted by federal agents indicated no fewer than five smuggling trips in October 2025 alone. Investigators calculated that Phipps was conservatively responsible for trafficking between 22 and 44 pounds of methamphetamine.
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