Joe Maldonado, Methamphetamine Trafficking, New Mexico 2020

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – A 43-year-old Albuquerque man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for his role in a federal drug and firearms case.

Joe Maldonado pleaded guilty on December 1, 2020, to possession with intent to distribute five grams and more of methamphetamine, as well as using and carrying a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime.

According to court records, Maldonado made multiple sales of heroin and methamphetamine to an undercover officer in Farmington, New Mexico, between May and July 2017.

The total amount of drugs Maldonado sold in those transactions was approximately 30 grams of heroin and 139.4 grams of pure methamphetamine.

Maldonado was also found to be carrying a .380-caliber pistol during these sales.

Upon his release from prison, Maldonado will be subject to five years of supervised release.

The case was investigated by Homeland Security Investigations, the U.S. Marshals Service, and the Region II Narcotics Task Force.

The task force includes officers from the Farmington Police Department, Bloomfield Police Department, Aztec Police Department, and the San Juan County Sheriff’s Office.

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