Amber Kay Otero, Unlawful Possession of Oxycodone, New Mexico 2016

ALBUQUERQUE – A former pharmacy technician from Carlsbad, New Mexico has been sentenced to two years of probation for her conviction on a misdemeanor charge of unlawfully possessing a controlled substance.

Amber Kay Otero, 31, was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Las Cruces, New Mexico to perform 80 hours of community service and to pay a $1,000.00 fine.

Otero was arrested on September 23, 2016, following an investigation initiated after the DEA received a report of theft or loss of controlled substances from the Southwest Pharmacy located at 2402 West Pierce Street in Carlsbad.

According to the criminal complaint, Otero was employed as a pharmacy technician at Southwest Pharmacy and allegedly stole approximately 20,344 oxycodone tablets of various strengths.

On December 20, 2016, Otero pled guilty to a misdemeanor information charging her with unlawful possession of a controlled substance. In entering the guilty plea, Otero admitted that from May 2012 through April 2015, she was employed as a pharmacy technician at the Southwest Pharmacy in Eddy County, New Mexico.

She further admitted that on January 15, 2015, she intentionally took oxycodone pills from a bottle at Southwest Pharmacy for her own consumption.

This case was investigated by the DEA’s Tactical Diversion Squad in El Paso, Texas, and the Pecos Valley Drug Task Force.

The Pecos Valley Drug Task Force is comprised of officers from the Eddy County Sheriff’s Office, Carlsbad Police Department and Artesia Police Department and is part of the HIDTA Region VI Drug Task Force.

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