A RIO RANCHO MAN WHO WAS PART OF A MAJOR MARIJUANA TRAFFICKING RING IS SENTENCED TO TWO AND-A-HALF YEARS IN PRISON. THIRTY-TWO YEAR OLD ANTONIO RUELAS IS ONE OF TEN DEFENDANTS CHARGED IN A DRUG OPERATION THAT FEDERAL PROSECUTORS SAY DISTRIBUTED HIGH GRADE MARIJUANA IN NEW MEXICO AND THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY.
THE U.S. ATTORNEYS OFFICE SAYS THE DRUG RING WAS LED BY ENRIQUE CAVAZOS OF TIJERAS. HE AND HIS WIFE HAVE PLED GUILTY. THEY WERE ORDERED TO FORFEIT PROCEEDS FROM THEIR DRUG AND MONEY LAUNDERING ACTIVITIES…AMOUNTING TO MORE THAN 1.8 MILLION DOLLARS.
