A FORMER METRO DETENTION CENTER GUARD FACES FEDERAL DRUG TRAFFICKING CHARGES. TWENTY-TWO YEAR OLD LUCAS SEGURA OF LOS LUNAS HAS MADE HIS INITIAL APPEARANCE IN FEDERAL COURT IN ALBUQUERQUE.
AN INDICTMENT ALLEGES SEGURA UNLAWFULLY POSSESSED HEROIN WITH THE INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE. HE WAS ARRESTED ON APRIL FIRST, AND AT THE TIME WAS A GUARD AT THE MDC. HE HAD BEEN RELEASED ON STATE CHARGES, INCLUDING BRINGING DRUGS INTO A JAIL, WHEN HE TURNED HIMSELF IN TO THE FBI.
IF CONVICTED, SEGURA FACES UP TO 20 YEARS IN PRISON.
