Jason Harrison, Methamphetamine Trafficking, New Mexico 2016

A 23-year-old Las Cruces man has been convicted of methamphetamine trafficking charges in federal court.

Jason Harrison, 23, of Las Cruces, N.M., pled guilty today in federal court to methamphetamine trafficking charges under a plea agreement with the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

Harrison and his co-defendant Ashley Valenzuela, 23, also of Las Cruces, were arrested and charged in a federal indictment with conspiracy and distribution of methamphetamine on July 1, 2016 and July 6, 2015, in Dona Ana County, N.M.

During today’s proceedings, Harrison pled guilty to the indictment. In entering the guilty plea, Harrison admitted that on July 1, 2016 and July 6, 2016, he worked with Valenzuela to distribute methamphetamine. Specifically, Harrison admitted that on July 1, 2016 and July 6, 2016, Harrison and Valenzuela sold methamphetamine to undercover law enforcement agents.

The charges were brought against Harrison and Valenzuela after they were arrested on July 1, 2016 and July 6, 2015, in Dona Ana County, N.M. Harrison and Valenzuela remain in custody pending sentencing hearings which have yet to be scheduled.

The case was investigated by the Las Cruces office of the FBI and the Las Cruces Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Sarah M. Davenport of the U.S. Attorney’s Las Cruces Branch Office is prosecuting the case.

At sentencing, Harrison and Valenzuela face a statutory maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison. This penalty will be determined by the court at a later date.

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