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Boulder officer disarms suspect and locates drugs, weapons and cash

Authorities in Boulder say an officer disarmed a suspect and located drugs, weapons and various other items.

The initial call was made for a man sleeping in front of a door on the second floor of a building. An officer gently woke the man, who was reportedly remembered from previous incidents and learned there was a warrant out for his arrest.

It was reported that the man reached into his coat pocket and whipped out a gun with the officer standing a few feet away. The officer quickly grabbed the gun and the man was placed in cuffs as backup was called. 

The firearm was discovered to be a BB gun as the man reportedly said it was broken and he was just handing it to the officer.

The officer searched the suspect and located the following:

• 12.80 grams of M-30 pills (commonly known to contain fentanyl)

• 12.94 grams of a prescription for Methylphenidate, a schedule II medication

• A scale with phone numbers written on a piece of paper inside 

• Four knives, One with crushed M-30 residue

• Six collector-signed baseball cards

• A bag containing men and women's jewelry along with foreign currency

• 10 watches worth more than $10,000

• Four cell phones

• A silver magazine that accepts 9mm ammunition

• Over 100 gift cards, of which 38 had either a name or a dollar amount written on it

• Five RTD bus passes and one Texas driver's license

The suspect was taken to jail on charges of felony distribution-level 2 drug, felony special offender level 1 drug, and a failure to appear felony warrant for dangerous drugs.

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