A HUSBAND AND WIFE FROM TIJERAS HAVE ADMITTED GUILT IN A DRUG OPERATION THAT FEDERAL PROSECUTORS SAY DISTRIBUTED HIGH GRADE MARIJUANA THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. ENRIQUE CAVAZOS COULD GET UP TO 10 YEARS IN PRISON. HIS WIFE LINDSEY IS IN LINE FOR FIVE YEARS OF PROBATION.
THE U.S. ATTORNEYS OFFICE SAYS THE DRUG PROCEEDS WERE LAUNDERED THROUGH A NUMBER OF BUSINESSES AND BANK ACCOUNTS IN NEW MEXICO. THE COUPLE WILL HAVE TO FORFEIT CASH AND PROPERTY VALUED AT MORE THAN 1.8 MILLION DOLLARS.
