Linda Styler, Methamphetamine Trafficking, New Mexico 2016

State: New Mexico
Category: Drug Trafficking
Source: <a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-nm/pr/rio-rancho-woman-sentenced-prison-federal-meth-trafficking-conviction" style="color:#cc0000;" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">DOJ Press Release ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â‚¬Â Ã¢â‚¬â€

Rio Rancho woman sentenced to 18 months in prison for methamphetamine trafficking conviction.

Linda Styler, 66, of Rio Rancho, New Mexico, was sentenced to 18 months in prison for her conviction on methamphetamine trafficking charges. Styler will be on supervised release for two years after completing her prison sentence.

Styler and her co-defendant, Edward Lucero, 41, also of Rio Rancho, were arrested on January 6, 2016, on a four-count indictment charging them with conspiring to distribute methamphetamine in July and August 2015; distributing methamphetamine on July 31, 2015; and possessing distribution quantities of methamphetamine on August 27, 2015.

Styler and Lucero were charged with committing the crimes in Sandoval County, New Mexico. According to the indictment, Styler and Lucero were involved in a methamphetamine trafficking operation that supplied pure methamphetamine to undercover agents.

On September 30, 2016, Styler pled guilty to the indictment. In her plea agreement, Styler admitted supplying Lucero with 24.3 grams of 100% pure methamphetamine on July 22, 2015, which Lucero distributed to an undercover agent. She also admitted supplying Lucero with 47.3 grams of 98% pure methamphetamine on July 31, 2015, which Lucero distributed to an undercover agent.

Lucero pled guilty on October 6, 2016, to an information charging him with distributing methamphetamine. In entering the guilty plea, Lucero admitted that on July 31, 2015, he sold 47.2 grams of 98% pure methamphetamine to an undercover law enforcement agent. At sentencing, Lucero faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison. He is currently scheduled for sentencing on March 7, 2017.

This case was investigated by the Albuquerque office of the DEA and is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Kristopher N. Houghton.

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