Five arrests made as authorities seize more than 300 pills of suspected fentanyl in Hayden drug bust
Routt County authorities made five arrests Wednesday after a traffic stop led them to a large quantity of narcotics while executing search warrants on two properties in Hayden, according to the Routt County Sheriff’s Office.
The Sheriff’s Office reported Wednesday that deputies pulled a driver over for a traffic violation on Tuesday in Hayden and found 85 pills of suspected fentanyl. The driver, identified as Toby Mcleod, 47, was then arrested.
As a result of the traffic stop, the multi-jurisdiction All Crimes Enforcement Team along with Routt County sheriff’s deputies and Steamboat Springs and Hayden police officers obtained search warrants for two residences in Hayden on Wednesday.
The searches reportedly turned up more than 300 suspected fentanyl pills, over a half ounce of suspected methamphetamine, several grams of suspected cocaine and suspected fentanyl powder.
Four more people were arrested Wednesday including James Terry, 29; Sarah Gilroy, 42; Billy Zehner, 32, and Elyza Amrein, 21.
According to the Routt County Sheriff’s Office, Gilroy was cited and released from jail custody so she could make it to a rehab appointment, while the other four individuals were booked into the jail on drug-related charges and remained in custody as of 4 p.m. Wednesday.
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