A BIG DRUG BUST IN SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO. STATE POLICE SAY 15 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN EITHER CHARGED OR ARRESTED FOLLOWING A THREE MONTH INVESTIGATION INTO DRUG TRAFFICKING IN THE LAS CRUCES AREA. ALL 15 FACE STATE OR FEDERAL CHARGES. SOME ARE KNOWN GANG MEMBERS WITH EXTENSIVE CRIMINAL HISTORIES.
POLICE SAY THAT, DURING THE INVESTIGATION, THEY SEIZED METH, CRACK COCAINE, HEROIN, MARIJUANA AND A FIREARM.