Deming Man Gets 63 Months for Meth Trafficking

ALBUQUERQUE – Flavio Loya Moncada, 53, of Deming, N.M., was sentenced to 63 months in prison followed by four years of supervised release for his methamphetamine trafficking conviction.

A federal court in Las Cruces, N.M., handed down the sentence Tuesday. Moncada was arrested on March 11, 2015, on a criminal complaint charging him with possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute on March 6, 2015, in Doña Ana County, N.M.

The arrest was made after Moncada sold 235.1 grams of methamphetamine to an undercover law enforcement agent. He was subsequently charged in a four-count indictment with distributing methamphetamine on Jan. 10, 2015, Jan. 30, 2015, Feb. 14, 2015, and March 6, 2015.

The indictment included forfeiture allegations requiring Moncada to forfeit $10,600.00 to the United States. On Feb. 11, 2016, Moncada pled guilty to the indictment and admitted selling a total of 450.4 grams of pure methamphetamine to an undercover law enforcement agent during four separate drug deals.

Moncada admitted selling the following quantities of methamphetamine to the undercover agent: 52 grams on Jan. 10, 2015; 92 grams on Jan. 30, 2015; 165 grams on Feb. 14, 2015; and 140 grams on March 6, 2015.

The case was investigated by the Las Cruces office of the FBI and the HIDTA Regional Interagency Drug Task Force/Metro Narcotics Task Force and was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Maria Y. Armijo of the U.S. Attorney’s Las Cruces Branch Office.

The HIDTA Regional Interagency Drug Task Force/Metro Narcotics Task Force is comprised of officers from the Las Cruces Police Department, the Doña Ana County Sheriff’s Office, the FBI, HSI and the New Mexico State Police.