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Heroin Trafficking Duo Ordered Detained
ALBUQUERQUE – Two Mexican nationals, Francisco Rodriguez-Moreno, 26, and Octavio Lopez-Ramirez, 31, have been ordered detained pending trial on federal heroin trafficking charges.
According to a federal complaint, both men, who are illegally in the United States and residing in Albuquerque, were arrested on March 2, 2016, by the DEA and the HIDTA Region III Narcotics Task Force after they executed searches on Rodriguez-Moreno’s vehicle and the residence in which both men reside.
The agents allegedly seized 425 gross grams of heroin from Rodriguez-Moreno’s vehicle and 1070.6 gross grams of heroin from the residence. The agents also allegedly seized more than $8000 and drug paraphernalia from the residence and more than $7000 from Rodriguez-Moreno.
If convicted of the crimes charged in the criminal complaint, Rodriguez-Moreno and Lopez-Ramirez face a statutory minimum of ten years and a maximum of life in federal prison.
Charges in criminal complaints are merely accusations. All criminal defendants are presumed innocent unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
This case was investigated by the Albuquerque office of the DEA and the HIDTA Region III Narcotics Task Force.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Presiliano Torrez is prosecuting the case as part of the New Mexico Heroin and Opioid Prevention and Education (HOPE) Initiative.
The HOPE Initiative is a collaborative effort between the U.S. Attorney’s Office and the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center that is partnering with the Bernalillo County Opioid Accountability Initiative with the overriding goal of reducing the number of opioid-related deaths in the District of New Mexico.
Key Facts
- State: New Mexico
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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