Bernabe Carrasco, Methamphetamine Trafficking, New Mexico 2013

El Paso Man Pleads Guilty to Methamphetamine Trafficking Charge in New Mexico

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – In a shocking turn of events, Bernabe Carrasco, 35, of El Paso, Texas, pled guilty today in federal court in Las Cruces, N.M., to a methamphetamine trafficking charge.

According to court documents, Bernabe Carrasco and his co-defendant and cousin, Carlos Jesus Carrasco, 24, also of El Paso, were arrested on December 20, 2013, and charged by criminal complaint with conspiracy and possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute.

The two men subsequently were indicted on the same two charges. The indictment alleges that Bernabe Carrasco and Carlos Carrasco conspired to distribute methamphetamine on December 19, 2013, and possessed methamphetamine with intent to distribute on December 20, 2013, in Otero County, N.M.

During today’s proceedings, Bernabe Carrasco pled guilty to a felony information charging him with possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute. In his plea agreement, Bernabe Carrasco admitted that on December 20, 2013, he possessed 2.07 kilograms of pure methamphetamine.

According to court documents, Bernabe Carrasco boarded a passenger bus in El Paso in order to take two packages of methamphetamine that were strapped to his body to Amarillo, Texas, in exchange for $1,200.00. He also acknowledged that he was traveling with his cousin, Carlos Carrasco, who also was carrying methamphetamine.

The cousins were apprehended at the U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint on Highway 54 in New Mexico when Border Patrol agents boarded the bus to conduct a routine immigration check of the passengers.

Carlos Carrasco previously pled guilty to the indictment on May 20, 2014, and also admitted possessing 2.07 kilograms of methamphetamine on December 20, 2013, which he intended to distribute.

Bernabe Carrasco and Carlos Carrasco have been in federal custody since their arrests and remain detained pending their sentencing hearings, which have yet to be scheduled. At sentencing, each man faces a sentence of not less than ten years and not more than life in prison.

This case was investigated by the Las Cruces office of the DEA, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the U.S. Border Patrol, with assistance from the Doña Ana County Sheriff’s Office. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Amanda Gould of the U.S. Attorney’s Las Cruces Branch Office.

Defendant/Respondent: Bernabe Carrasco, City: El Paso, State: Texas, Exact Date: December 20, 2013, Sentence or Outcome: Remains detained pending sentencing, Dollar Amounts: $1,200.00, Exact Criminal Charges: Possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute, Exact Date with Month/Day/Year: December 20, 2013

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