Mariah Jones, Firearm, Methamphetamine Trafficking, New Mexico 2020

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Mariah Jones, 30, of Farmington, New Mexico, has been charged with a trio of federal crimes related to firearm and drug trafficking.

Jones was arraigned on May 20 in federal court on a three-count indictment charging her with possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, using and carrying a firearm in relation to a drug-trafficking crime, and being a felon in possession of a firearm.

According to the indictment, on February 24, 2020, in San Juan County, New Mexico, Jones allegedly was in possession of 50 grams or more of methamphetamine as well as a rifle. As a previously convicted felon, Jones cannot legally possess a firearm or ammunition, and it is a crime to possess a firearm in relation to or in the furtherance of drug trafficking.

An indictment is only an allegation. A defendant is considered innocent unless and until proven guilty.

If convicted, Jones faces a minimum of 15 years and up to life in prison.

The FBI and the Region II Narcotics Task Force in Farmington investigated this case with assistance from the Probation and Parole Office of the New Mexico Department of Corrections. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jaymie L. Roybal is prosecuting the case.

Mariah Jones, a 30-year-old woman from Farmington, New Mexico, will remain in custody pending trial.

The charges against Jones include:

• Possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine
• Using and carrying a firearm in relation to a drug-trafficking crime
• Being a felon in possession of a firearm

MORE FEDERAL CRIME NEWS

Drug Trafficking

Georges Yaghmour, Cocaine Conspiracy, Vermont 2023

Mar 16, 2022

Drug Trafficking

Stoney Shew, Methamphetamine Conspiracy, North Carolina 2013

Mar 19, 2015

Drug Trafficking

Luis Miguel Cruz Del Moral, Drug and Gun Possession, New York 2021

Sep 20, 2021

Drug Trafficking

Easton Harlan, Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine, Nebraska 2019

May 20, 2019