Cheyenne Police Report Increase in Fentanyl Overdose Deaths

Cheyenne police saw a 50 percent increase in drug overdose deaths last year, according to an annual report released Wednesday.

• CPD 2020 Annual Report

Of the deaths, 12 percent involved cocaine, 12 percent involved heroin, 38 percent involved fentanyl and 38 percent involved poly-drug mixtures, two-thirds of which contained fentanyl.

Police say they're seeing a trend of methamphetamine dealers transitioning to poly drugs. In fact, 35 percent of the drug distribution cases in 2020 involved poly drugs, a 50 percent increase over the previous year.

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In 2019, the department's Community Action Team (CAT) investigated six drug overdose deaths, three involving methamphetamine, two involving heroin and one involving fentanyl.