Fort Collins man arrested over marijuana sales to minors via social media
Fort Collins police and a Loveland SWAT team arrested Garett Van Mullins on 19 June 2025 in an investigation into marijuana sales to minors through social media accounts, including ones called "420 Minister" and "I Am Foundation Church". He was charged with unlawful distribution of marijuana to a minor, a class 3 felony.
🇺🇸 Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado · Colorado, United States
Arrested
1
Charged
1
Agencies
Fort Collins Police Department, Loveland Police Department
Fort Collins police officers and a Loveland Police SWAT team arrested Garett Van
Mullins on Thursday 19 June 2025 as part of an investigation into underage
marijuana sales.[1]Police say they believe Van Mullins used social media
accounts under the names “420 Minister” and “I Am Foundation Church” to sell
marijuana.[1]
He faces a charge of unlawful distribution of marijuana to a minor, a class 3
felony.[1]The Fort Collins Police Department described the arrest as part of
an ongoing investigation into underage marijuana sales.[1]
Police asked anyone with information, or any parent who believes their teenager
bought from him, to contact the department’s marijuana enforcement officer.[1]
Photos and video
Booking photo of Garett Van Mullins published with the report on his arrest. Photo: Larimer County Sheriff's OfficePhoto details
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
1
Charged
1
Agencies
Fort Collins Police Department; Loveland Police Department
Agency type
Police
Cannabis
Herbal cannabis
Activity
Sale
Setting
Online
Charge
unlawful distribution of marijuana to a minor, a class 3 felony
Case stage
Charged
Region
Colorado
Sources
CBS Coloradocbsnews.comNorthern Colorado man arrested, accused of selling marijuana to minors - CBS Colorado
Open questions the AI reported
No weight of marijuana sold, number of minors involved or value of the sales was published.
Only the CBS Colorado account could be opened; no Fort Collins Police Services release or second outlet reporting was found.
The article gives no separate date, only that the arrest was on the Thursday before its 21 June 2025 publication; 19 June 2025 is used.
The amount of bond, the court where the case was filed and any plea or sentence were not reported.
The minors are not named and their ages and number are not given.
The article's only photo is a booking portrait of the suspect credited to the Larimer County Sheriff's Office, not a picture of the event or the seized marijuana.
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