Border Patrol weekend activity nets pot seizures - Deming Headlight
LAS CRUCES, N. M. >. >. U. S. Border Patrol agents assigned to New Mexico stations in the El Paso Sector seized almost $183,000 in marijuana, recovered a stolen vehicle and arrested a convicted child molester over the weekend period. Late Friday night, agents assigned to the Border Patrol Checkpoint on Interstate 10 west of Las Cruces were alerted to a possible stolen vehicle. A records check revealed the 2011 Nissan Titan truck that the subjects were in was reported stolen from Truth or Consequences, N. M. New Mexico State Police took custody of both individuals in addition to the truck. On Sunday morning, Lordsburg agents using night vision technology near the Arizona border located and detained three subjects carrying large backpacks. The backpacks contained 145 pounds of marijuana, valued at $116,240. The three subjects were identified as: Tomas Silva-Flaco, 24, of Mexico, Vidal Gonzalez-Armendariz, 18, of Mexico and Oracio Ramos-Palmas, 24, of Mexico. Later that day, Santa Teresa agents apprehended eight subjects who entered illegally into the United States in the desert near Sunland Park, N. M. One of the subjects was positively identified using the New Generation Identification fingerprint... Source: www.demingheadlight.com
