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Eagle County Detectives Make Major Drug Bust Involving Coke, Meth And Magic Mushrooms

EAGLE, Colo. (CBS4) - Detectives pulled off a major drug bust in the Eagle Vail area, arresting Matthew DeAngelo at a home. Detectives with the Gore Range Narcotics Interdiction Team made the bust Tuesday.

Matthew DeAngelo
(credit: Eagle County)

They seized almost a pound and a half of suspected cocaine, a slightly larger amount of a substance believed to be meth, more than a quarter of a pound of suspected ketamine, 32 grams of psilocybin mushrooms, 60 tabs of LSD, 36 pills of Xanax and 53 Ritalin pills.

drug bust
(credit: Eagle County)

They also took out paraphernalia consistent with illegal narcotic sales, a sawed-off shotgun and $9,434 in cash.

DeAngelo was booked on 23 charges related to drugs, violating bond and unlawful possession of a weapon. Four of those charges related to a drug felony in a public park.

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