Alejandro Lopez, 40, Convicted of Cocaine Trafficking in New Mexico

A federal jury sitting in Las Cruces returned a guilty verdict against Alejandro Lopez, 40, of Anthony, New Mexico, on a cocaine trafficking charge after a three-day trial.

The guilty verdict was announced by Acting U.S. Attorney Steven C. Yarbrough, Special Agent in Charge Carol K.O. Lee of the Albuquerque Division of the FBI, and Lt. Bobby Holden of the Las Cruces/Doña Ana County Metro Narcotics Agency.

Alejandro Lopez and his brother Eddy Lopez, 37, were arrested on Nov. 15, 2012, on a criminal complaint charging them with trafficking in cocaine. On March 29, 2013, Eddy Lopez entered a guilty plea to a felony information charging him with possession of cocaine with intent to distribute.

The evidence at trial established that in late Sept. 2012, a confidential informant had several telephone conversations with Eddy Lopez during which the informant negotiated to facilitate the purchase of a kilogram of cocaine for $22,000 from Eddy Lopez on behalf of a buyer.

On Sept. 27, 2012, by prior arrangement, the CI met Eddy Lopez in a park in Anthony to complete the cocaine deal. Law enforcement officers conducted surveillance while Alejandro Lopez drove up in his truck, with Eddy Lopez as a passenger, and parked next to the CI’s vehicle.

Alejandro Lopez was remanded into federal custody after the jury returned its guilty verdict and he will remain detained pending his sentencing hearing, which has yet to be scheduled. At sentencing, Alejandro Lopez faces a prison sentence of not less than five years and not more than 40 years followed by at least four years of supervised release. Because Alejandro Lopez is a resident alien, he will be deported to Mexico after he completes his prison sentence.

Eddy Lopez faces a similar prison sentence when he is sentenced. His sentencing hearing also has not yet been scheduled.

This case was investigated by the Las Cruces office of the FBI and the Las Cruces/Doña Ana County Metro Narcotics Agency. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Maria Y. Armijo and Edwin Garreth Winstead III of the U.S. Attorney’s Las Cruces Branch Office.

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