THE LEADER OF A DRUG TRAFFICKING RING IN BERNALILLO COUNTY IS OFF TO PRISON FOR SIX YEARS. THE U-S ATTORNEY’S OFFICE SAYS 32 YEAR OLD ENRIQUE CAVAZOS OF TIJERAS RAN THE OPERATION BETWEEN 2008 AND 2015, BUYING HIGH GRADE MARIJUANA IN CALIFORNIA FOR DISTRIBUTION IN NEW MEXICO AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY. HIS WIFE, LINDSEY, WAS ALSO ARRESTED AND HAS PLED GUILTY TO RELATED CHARGES.
SIX OTHER DEFENDANTS HAVE PLED NOT GUILTY AND ARE AWAITING TRIAL. TWO OTHERS HAVE BEEN SENTENCED, INCLUDING ANTONIO RUELAS OF RIO RANCHO WHO WAS SENTENCED LAST WEEK TO TWO-AND-A-HALF YEARS IN PRISON.
