A Kentucky man told an undercover federal agent that he wanted 10 pounds of Kush — but made it clear the marijuana wasn’t for his own use. A federal agent texted Wilbur and a correspondence began. Since then, Wilbur has been convicted of a drug charge in Montezuma County and served a 90-day sentence. They met at a picnic table in a Mancos park on May 6, 2016, and Wilbur exchanged $3,600 for marijuana. When told the limit was seven grams of pot (rules for purchases by non-residents changed in June 2016), Wilbur left his name and phone number.
A Kentucky man told an undercover federal agent that he wanted 10 pounds of Kush — but made it clear the marijuana wasn’t for his own use.
Federal agents filed a forfeiture claim on Monday to confiscate the $15,471 that 25-year-old Cory Wilbur brought to Colorado in May 2016 to buy marijuana, methamphetamine and cocaine. Since then, Wilbur has been convicted of a drug charge in Montezuma County and served a 90-day sentence.
Wilbur is part of a steady influx of criminals to Colorado from other states where pot is illegal, believing the Western state’s lenient drug laws translate to easy pickings for their nefarious drug enterprises.
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