Two 60 plus Year Old American Senior Citizens Arrested for Trafficking Fentanyl

A traffic stop in Alamogordo, New Mexico, resulted in two 60 plus year old Caucasian American Senior Citizens being arrested with nearly 500 fentanyl pills and several guns being found, according to the Alamogordo Police Department.

On Wednesday, March 19, 2025, at approximately 8:21 pm, Agents with the White Mountain Drug Task Force, along with Officers with the Alamogordo Police Department executed a narcotics search warrant pursuant to a traffic stop in the area of North Florida and Fairgrounds.

During the investigation and execution of the search warrant, 491 Fentanyl pills, 4 guns, and cash were located. As a result, 64-year-old Craig Donaldson of Alamogordo was arrested and charged with Driving Under the Influence of Intoxicating Liquor and/or Drugs, Trafficking a Controlled Substance, and Conspiracy to Traffick a Controlled Substance.

In a court appearance on 3-21-2025 Judge Schneider ruled that a probable cause determination was found...

Craig has a history of run ins with local law enforcement and has faced Judge Schneider in 2020 for a prior drug trafficking arrest...

63-year-old Paula Gordon of Alamogordo was arrested and charged with Trafficking a Controlled Substance and Conspiracy to Traffick a Controlled Substance. In a court appearance on 3-21-2025 Gordon was also found of probable cause. Ms. Gordon also has a history of court appearances.

Mr. Donaldson and Ms. Gordon were processed and booked into the Otero County Detention Center. 

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