THE EFFORT TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF OPIOID-RELATED DEATHS IN NEW MEXICO SNAGS ANOTHER SUSPECTED DRUG DEALER. POLICE SAY 35 YEAR OLD ABRAHAM MARTINEZ ENTERED THE WALGREENS AT 2625 SAN PEDRO NORTHEAST LAST FRIDAY. HE WAS ARMED WITH A KNIFE AND THREATENED THE PHARMACIST, DEMANDING XANAX, AN ANXIETY DISORDER TREATMENT.
NOW MARTINEZ IS IN CUSTODY, FACING FEDERAL CHARGES OF ROBBERY AND PRESCRIPTION DRUG TRAFFICKING. THE ROBBERY CHARGE CARRIES A MAXIMUM PENALTY OF 20 YEARS WHILE THE TRAFFICKING CHARGE COULD LEAD TO 10 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON.
