ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) A former corrections officer at a state prison in southern New Mexico has pleaded guilty to charges of smuggling drugs into the penal facility. The U.S. Attorney's Office says 38-year-old Luis Delgadillo of El Paso, Texas, pleaded guilty Wednesday to charges in an August federal indictment.
The indictment charged Delgadillo with conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and heroin into the Otero County Prison Facility in Chaparral. According to the office, Delgadillo was the last of six defendants to enter a guilty plea in this case.
Each of the six defendants faces a statutory maximum penalty of 20 years in prison when sentenced. They remain in federal custody pending sentencings which aren't yet scheduled.
The FBI began its investigation after receiving information from the New Mexico Corrections Department.
