THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC DOESN’T DISCRIMINATE AND HITS MOST EVERY COMMUNITY IN NEW MEXICO TO SOME EXTENT. THAT INCLUDES MANY OF THE PUEBLOS AROUND ALBUQUERQUE . NOW THE U-S DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR IS TAKING ON THE CRISIS ON INDIAN COUNTRY.
FROM APRIL 3RD THROUGH APRIL 7TH A JOINT TASK FORCE RAIDED 13 PUEBLOS IN NEW MEXICO, CONFISCATING 49 POUNDS OF METH THAT CARRY A STREET VALUE OF 2-POINT-5 MILLION DOLLARS. ALSO, AGENTS FOUND 22-THOUSAND DOLLARS WORTH OF MARIJUANA PLUS SMALLER AMOUNTS OF HEROIN AND OTHER NARCOTICS.
THE TASK FORCE ALSO CONDUCTED 304 TRAFFIC STOPS AND 93 VEHICLE SEARCHES, ISSUED 129 TRAFFIC CITATIONS AND ARRESTED 11 PEOPLE FOR DRUG POSSESSION.
