LAW ENFORCEMENT WRAP UP
“OPERATION NO MAS 2004” IN TAOS

(TAOS, NM) – State, Federal and County law enforcement agencies took part in “Operation No Mas 2004” in Taos and the surrounding area this week. Many outstanding arrest warrants for criminal violations ranging from Traffic to various felonies were obtained by the New Mexico State Police, US Marshal Service Southwest Investigative Fugitive Team and the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Department and were executed between January 12th and 16th. Most of the warrants are for felony level violations.

The departments were broken up into six teams with three to four persons per team. The roundup began on Thursday at around 3:00 pm. As of 11:30 am on Friday, forty-five of the warrants had been cleared.

“The New Mexico State Police is committed to the community and will be working vigorously to improve our quality of life”, Lt. Andy Montoya of the New Mexico State Police said. “I really appreciate the cooperation of the other law enforcement agencies, as well as tips from citizens, without them “Operation No Mas 2004” would not have been as successful”.

Operation No Mas 2004 is broken down as follows:

• 1 search warrant executed
• 1 significant lead on open violent criminal case

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