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DPS In the News | July 2, 2009

New Mexico State Police Auction - July 18, 2009
Contact: Captain Pat Werick

 

Location - State Police Headquarters 4491 Cerrillos Road, Santa Fe
Preview Items Friday, July 17, 2009 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.

Auction includes patrol vehicles and confiscated vehicles from DPS. Other government surplus vehicles and heavy equipment are included. Approximately 400 total vehicles. Also large lots of surplus furniture, computers, office equipment and unclaimed property will be sold.

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DPS In the News | July 1, 2009

Drug line to Northern New Mexico Takes a Hit Law Enforcement Officers Seize 678 Grams of Heroin
By:Lieutenant Eric Garcia, NMSP

 

Santa Fe – Yesterday evening the New Mexico State Police in conjunction with the Region III Narcotics Task Force, Middle Rio Grande Task Force and the DEA seized 678 grams of heroin. The street value of the deadly drug is approximately $30,000.00. Agents arrested 2 people, Juan Cabellero-Candeleria, Daniel Mendoza-Carrillo, both from Mexico. Cabellero and Mendoza have been identified as associates to a Drug...

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DPS In the News | June 30, 2009

State Police Warrant Operation
By:Lieutenant Eric Garcia, NMSP

 

Moriarty – Tuesday morning Law Enforcement personnel saturated the Torrance County area with a State Police warrant operation, the overall operation netted 33 arrests ranging from DWI, Traffic Violations, Probation and Narcotic violators. More than forty five officers comprised of State Police, Motor Transportations PD, US Marshalls, Torrance and Moriarty PD saturated the streets just after...

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DPS In the News | June 29, 2009

Roll Over near Portales Leads to Fatal Crash
By:Lieutenant Eric Garcia, NMSP

 

Portales - New Mexico State Police Officers investigate the fatal accident involving Portales resident Jose Mendoza, 2-23-1970. Just after 7:00 PM on June 28, 2009, New Mexico State Police Officers investigated a reported single vehicle rollover accident on Roosevelt Road “W” near Roosevelt Road “7”. The investigation has determined that the driver, Alejandro Mendoza (2/13/1993) of Portales, was traveling north on Roosevelt Road “W” when the vehicle he was driving, a 2002 Chevy Cavalier, drifted...

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DPS In the News | June 25, 2009

Truck Driver Hauling Cars and Smuggling Pot Busted
By:Peter Olson, PIO

 

Gallup--A 32 year old Texas man was arrested Friday when 459 pounds of pot were found in a car he was hauling in a semi-truck. Motor Transportation Police discovered an irregularity on the driver’s paperwork and determined that one of the cars on the car-hauler did not belong. The pot was wrapped in 18 bundles and hidden in the out of place car. The load was discovered by astute inspectors just after 11:30 am at the Gallup port of entry. The load had an estimated street value of ...

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