TWENTY-NINE YEAR OLD MARK HERRERA OF RIO RANCHO IS HEADING TO FEDERAL PRISON FOR NEARLY SIX YEARS. HE HAD BEEN CONVICTED ON HEROIN TRAFFICKING AND FIREARMS CHARGES.
HERRERA WAS ARRESTED IN AUGUST OF LAST YEAR AFTER POLICE SEARCHED HIS HOME AND VEHICLE AND FOUND MORE THAN SEVEN OUNCES OF HEROIN, MARIJUANA , A GUN AND AMMUNITION. HE TOLD INVESTIGATORS HE WAS SELLING SIX TO EIGHT OUNCES OF HEROIN EVERY TWO TO THREE DAYS AND CARRIED THE GUN FOR PROTECTION.
