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Roswell Man Jailed for Methamphetamine Trafficking
A Roswell man has been sentenced to prison for his role in a federal methamphetamine trafficking case. Juan Carlos Navarrete, 36, received an 84-month sentence in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for violating federal narcotics trafficking laws.
According to court documents, Navarrete was arrested on June 17, 2015, on a criminal complaint charging him with distributing methamphetamine in Chaves County, New Mexico. The complaint states that Navarrete sold approximately two ounces of methamphetamine to a confidential source working with law enforcement on Aug. 19, 2014, and approximately eight ounces of methamphetamine to the same confidential source on Sept. 11, 2014.
On Aug. 17, 2015, Navarrete pled guilty to a felony information charging him with distributing methamphetamine and admitted that on Sept. 11, 2014, he sold approximately eight ounces of methamphetamine to an individual who, unbeknownst to him, was working with law enforcement.
The case was investigated by the Las Cruces office of the DEA and the HIDTA Chaves County Metro Narcotics Task Force. Assistant U.S. Attorney Terri J. Abernathy prosecuted the case.
The HIDTA Chaves County Metro Narcotics Task Force is comprised of investigators from the Roswell Police Department, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the FBI, and the Chaves County Sheriff’s Office. The High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) program was created by Congress with the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 and provides assistance to federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies operating in areas determined to be critical drug-trafficking regions of the United States.
Navarrete’s sentence is a significant blow to the methamphetamine trade in Chaves County, New Mexico. The HIDTA program’s efforts to reduce drug trafficking and production in high-risk areas have been successful in many regions, including New Mexico.
The High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) program is a program of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) that provides assistance to federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies operating in areas determined to be critical drug-trafficking regions of the United States.
Key Facts
- State: New Mexico
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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