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The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration released information about a huge multistate drug trafficking operation via a court filing in Albuquerque this week. In an action that is being described as one of the largest fentanyl trafficking organizations in history and coordinated via a DEA takedown of locations in New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, Utah and Oregon. The assault on this drug organization, in which agents recovered more than 4 million fentanyl pills, more than $4.4 million in cash, 79 pounds of methamphetamine, along with heroin, cocaine and more than 41 weapons, was reported as a result of federal records filed in U.S. District Court in Albuquerque.
Former DEA Chief of International Operations Mike Vigil described the take-down as “a very, very large operation,” with enough fentanyl seized “to basically kill the entire population of New Mexico twice over.”
A coordinated effort led to the arrest of at least 14 individuals in five states, including alleged ringleader Heriberto Salazar Amaya. Many of the suspects, the documents state, have direct ties to Mexico and are Mexican nationals.
“Obviously [they] have ties to either the Sinaloa Cartel or the Jalisco New Generation Cartel,” Vigil said, referring to the two dominant fentanyl producers and distributors operating out of Mexico.
Vigil emphasized the deadly potency of fentanyl, noting that it is “50 times stronger than heroin and 100 times stronger than morphine.”
The investigation began last year under the Biden Administration DOJ and involved vehicle tracking, physical surveillance and undercover operations. Authorities said the organization received orders for drugs from customers and dispatched couriers to deliver them to several major cities, including Denver, Phoenix, Las Vegas, NV, Salem, OR, and Layton, Utah. The carriers followed a daily schedule to conduct bulk deliveries across the country, according to the documents.
Each suspect now faces multiple federal drug charges, which carry a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years in prison. Some are also facing weapons-related charges that could lead to an additional 5 to 30 years behind bars. All remain in federal custody this is an evolving story with morw details to be released by the New Mexico office of the DOJ.
After reading all 27 pages of HB20, I wouldn't race to join the board, or apply for a grant.
There is almost no emphasis on helping tech startups, and what little there is, is primarily aimed at green energy initiatives that would create very few jobs.
Sunny, with a high of 90 and low of 58 degrees. Sunny in the morning, clear in the afternoon and evening,
385 more court cases added this week to an already over-burdened system.
This is part of a right wing conspiracy to keep moderate voices off the air.
Get well soon Anthony.
fascinating, i had no idea that diabetes was part of a conspiracy.
Many states including New Mexico have discouraged their residents from obtaining a Real ID by charging substantially more than a "Standard ID".
New Mexico charges an additional $18 for a Real ID, doubling the cost of a license or ID here.
Other states charge up to $90 or more for a Real ID.
question for you - do you know when the requirement for "real id" came about?
2005 was when the dept of homeland security was established - right in the middle of the bush/cheney regime....we took a giant step toward becoming a police state - and dear leader is working towards even more "big brother".
The dept. of Homeland Security was established in 2002, and became active in 2003. The requirement for Real ID was started in 2005.
Way to go MLG!!
You've secured 2 hundredths of 1% of the $10 trillion in foreign investment announced so far in the last few weeks.
What would we do without leadership like this?
at least she's facilitating foreign investments, while our Dear Leader is telling our trading partners and allies to take a hike.
You confuse me.
You say she's facilitating foreign investment, but then say "Our dear leader is telling partners and allies to take a hike" which could only refer to her. Because as I stated in my previous post, Trump has negotiated $10 trillion in investments from our partners and allies so far.
So MLG says the root problem is loneliness.
What has she and her party done to help?
Ive always leaned liberal and progressive, but hold to my Independent voter status. I have become extremely disenchanted with Gov Grisham over time. While I won't speak from any political position here, I have to agree with Commissioner Barelas comments about our Govs claims not matching with her actions. Also, I